The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
1973 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 15,417 VOTES · DIR. Gérard Oury
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 190 lines
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01:05:14 - Germaine? It's Victor. - Ah Victor, it's you.
01:05:47 I know where the assassins are. You can catch them all.
01:06:25 Sjaloom, rabbi. - Sjaloom.
01:07:08 Does she please you? You have the same hair.
01:08:57 - What shall we do? - How does such a Jewish communion work?
01:10:04 - One Ms Pivert. - I'll be back.
01:11:40 Also you, rabbi Seligman.
01:12:34 - Could they be here? - It's possible.
01:13:22 ...the three men that have just come in...
01:14:23 - From the commissioner. - That was Farés.
01:15:26 You have saved my life. I will reward you.
01:16:26 - Let them be or I'll call the police. - This is the police, mother.
01:17:55 My boat and my car. There, they have stolen it.
01:19:31 ...driving in direction of Place de la Concorde.
01:20:27 A letter bomb.
01:21:05 The minister wants to speak with him.
01:21:37 Then I'll start with the Alouette. A careful start.
01:23:02 Now it is enough. It has been 2 hours, I can't wait any longer.
01:23:38 - Mother, father. What now? - Two hours late.
01:24:41 I require an explanation. Two hours late and wearing a disguise.
01:25:34 My boat.
01:26:20 - Got you! - Good.
01:27:28 - I'm terribly sorry. - Ah, it's nothing.
01:28:31 Victor, you can't let her go along with a... a...