In this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader. The two dress up as rabbis as they try to elude not only assasins from Slimane's country, but also the police, who think Pivert is a murderer. Pivert ends up posing as Rabbi Jacob, a beloved figure who's returned to France for his first visit after 30 years in the United States. Adding to the confusion are Pivert's dentist-wife, who thinks her husband is leaving her for another woman, their daughter, who's about to get married, and a Parisian neighborhood filled with people eager to celebrate the return of Rabbi Jacob.
Genres:
Louis de Funès as Victor Pivert
Suzy Delair as Germaine Pivert
Marcel Dalio as Rabbi Jacob
Claude Giraud as Mohamed Larbi Slimane / Rabbi Zeiligman
Renzo Montagnani as Farès
Janet Brandt as Tzipé Schmoll, grandmother
André Falcon as Minister
Xavier Gélin as Alexandre, general's son
Henri Guybet as Salomon, Pivert's driver
Popeck as Moishe Schmoll
Miou-Miou as Antoinette Pivert
Denise Provence as Esther
Jacques François as General
Claude Piéplu as Divisional Commissioner Andreani
Georges Adet as Old Levi
Paul Bisciglia as Pump attendant
Philippe Brigaud as Deputy Minister
Gérard Darmon as Farès henchman
Noël Darzal as
Michel Duplaix as Policeman in Orly
Robert Duranton as CRS in Orly
Malek Kateb as Aziz, Farès henchman
Michel Fortin as Biker policeman
Micheline Kahn as Hannah
Abderrahmane El Kebir as Farès henchman
Pierre Koulak as Omar, Farès henchman
Alix Mahieux as Patient at the dentist
Maria Gabriella Maione as Olivia, dentist's secretary
Catherine Marshall as Female model
Jean-Jacques Moreau as Police biker
Yves Peneau as
André Penvern as Assistant to Andréani
Denise Péronne as General, mother of Alexander
Roger Riffard as Assistant to Andréani
Michel Robin as Priest of the Invalides
Dominique Zardi as Cook of "L'Etoile de Kiev"
Ari Aricardi as Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)
Baaron as Participant in the black wedding (uncredited)
Charles Bayard as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Christine Boisson as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Guy Bonnafoux as Man rue des Rosiers (uncredited)
Robert Chevrigny as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Jérôme Deschamps as Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)
Robert Favart as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Marcel Gassouk as Butcher (uncredited)
Robert Le Béal as Wedding guest (uncredited)
Olivier Lejeune as Friend of Alexandre (uncredited)
Francis Lemaire as Sergeant (uncredited)
Paul Mercey as Vindictive motorist (uncredited)
Clément Michu as Policeman in front of the church (uncredited)
Frédéric Norbert as Flower delivery man (uncredited)
Jacques Pisias as Policeman in Orly (uncredited)
Vincent Ropion as Child invited to the wedding (uncredited)
Annick Roux as Ground hostess (uncredited)
Zvee Scooler as New York Rabbi (uncredited)
Raymonde Vattier as Marquise (uncredited)
Pierre Vaudier as Master of ceremonies (uncredited)
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