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?
01:10:23 Do you hear that? They say amen, just like us.
01:11:44 What a big honour for my family.
01:12:38 I think, it is a type of church.
01:13:24 ...are not here to pray. They are assassins.
01:14:28 Was that Farés.
01:15:36 - Cousins? - Distant cousins. Thanks.
01:16:43 - What have you done to my husband? - He is safe.
01:18:11 - More speed. - No, then my hat blows off.
01:19:53 I have forgotten everything. I don't even know yout name, Mr Farés.
01:20:36 - I open it. - No, don't open it. NO!
01:21:17 - President? - Slimane speaking.
01:21:54 Slimane, you must be grateful that I have saved your life.
01:23:15 - But I soon have a burial. - That can wait.
01:24:01 - What is that, mother? - Ready!
01:24:58 That is my wife.
01:25:50 - Is that necessary? - Father, mother, not today.
01:27:09 - Slimane, you are arrested. - Me?
01:28:07 No.
43:08:07 following the boat Germaine II...