History Film / TheMadAdventuresOfRabbiJacob

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[[caption-width-right:300:When you manage to make a racist funny AND likable, you know you are a great actor]]

* MeanBoss: Pivert is quite mean toward all his employees, whether they work at his usine, or as his driver like Salomon.

* CoveredInGunge: The bubblegum factory sequence. First Pivert (twice), then each of the bad guys including Farès himself, ends up falling into a huge vat of green liquid gum, and stay covered in the stuff for most the scene.

* HiddenDepths: Victor Pivert is an aging businessman. The famous scene of the Hasidic dance scene in the Rue des Rosiers shows that he's also a great dancer, especially since he knew nothing of the dance beforehand.

* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Pivert, although he's not exactly a hero at first.

[[caption-width-right:300:Bah! I will keep you anyway...[[note]]Pivert after learning his driver Salomon is Jewish[[/note]]]]

* AshFace: From a bursting tailpipe. Results in a BlackFace gag that would have probably been offensive with any other actor, but De Funès made it work. It also qualifies as a short ColorMeBlack moment.

** Later, while talking to one of Farès's men on the phone (thinking he's a policeman), Pivert comments that he can see Farès right here, through the office's window... Cue OhCrap.
** Also Farés at the Gas station, who just gives Slimane a passing by look before realizing that the man he's chasing is in the nearby car.

* {{Nice Hat}}s

Jacob (Marcel Dalio) is a beloved rabbi from New York who has lived there for 30 years. One day, the French side of his family, the Schmolls, invite him to celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of his young nephew David. Jacob boards a plane to leave America for his birthland of France, and his young friend Rabbi Samuel comes with him.

'''Pivert-as-Rabbi Jacob:''' He'll say ''yes''! \\

'''Pivert-as-Rabbi Jacob:''' He'll... say no.

Now on the run from both Farès and the French police, Pivert and Slimane bound and gag two rabbis at the very airport Jacob is awaited to by the Schmoll family and take their clothes to disguise. Pivert is then mistaken for Rabbi Jacob by the Schmolls, and brought into the Jewish community of the Pletzl, in Paris. HilarityEnsues.

Now on the run from both Farès and the French police, Pivert and Slimane disguise themselves as rabbis at the very airport Jacob is awaited to by the Schmoll family. Pivert is then mistaken for Rabbi Jacob by the Schmolls, and brought into a Jewish community. HilarityEnsues.

Now on the run from both Farès and the French police, Pivert and Slimane disguise themselves as rabbis at the same airport Jacob is awaited to by the Schmoll family. Pivert is then mistaken for Rabbi Jacob by the Schmolls, and brought into a Jewish community. HilarityEnsues.

Now on the run from both Farès and the French police, Pivert and Slimane disguise themselves as rabbis at the same airport Jacob is awaited by the Schmoll family. Pivert is then mistaken for Rabbi Jacob by the Schmolls, and brought into a Jewish community. HilarityEnsues.

Now on the run from both Farès and the French police, Pivert and Slimane disguise themselves as rabbis at the airport. Pivert is then mistaken for Rabbi Jacob by the Schmoll family, and brought into a Jewish community. HilarityEnsues.

Meanwhile in France, Victor Pivert (De Funès), a chauvinistic, bad-tempered and slightly xenophobic businessman, is on the way to his daughter's wedding. He and his driver, Salomon (Henri Guybet), have a car accident in which Pivert's car (carrying a speed boat) flips upside-down into a lake. When Salomon, who is Jewish, refuses to help because Shabbat has just begun, Pivert fires him, much to Salomon's content. As Pivert goes to find assistance in an empty bubblegum factory, he involuntarily helps Mohammed Larbi Slimane (Creator/ClaudeGiraud), an Arab revolutionist leader, to escape a group of SecretPolice agents from the regime he fights against, who are led by Farès (Renzo Montagnani). On the run from both Farès and the French police, Pivert and Slimane disguise themselves as rabbis at the airport. Pivert is then mistaken for Rabbi Jacob by the Schmoll family, and brought into a Jewish community. HilarityEnsues.

Meanwhile in France, Victor Pivert (De Funès), a chauvinistic, bad-tempered and a little xenophobic businessman, is on the way to his daughter's wedding. He and his driver, Salomon (Henri Guybet), have a car accident in which Pivert's car (carrying a speed boat) flips upside-down into a lake. When Salomon, who is Jewish, refuses to help because Shabbat has just begun, Pivert fires him, much to Salomon's content. As Pivert goes to find assistance in an empty bubblegum factory, he involuntarily helps Mohammed Larbi Slimane (Creator/ClaudeGiraud), an Arab revolutionist leader, to escape a group of SecretPolice agents from the regime he fights against, who are led by Farès (Renzo Montagnani). On the run from both Farès and the French police, Pivert and Slimane disguise themselves as rabbis at the airport. Pivert is then mistaken for Rabbi Jacob by the Schmoll family, and brought into a Jewish community. HilarityEnsues.

Jacob (Marcel Dalio) is a beloved rabbi from New York. One day, the French side of his family, the Schmolls, invite him to celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of his young nephew David. Jacob boards a plane to leave America for his birthland of France after more than 30 years of American life. His young friend Rabbi Samuel comes with him.

Rabbi Jacob (Marcel Dalio) is a beloved rabbi from New York. One day, the French side of his family, the Schmolls, invite him to celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of his young nephew David. Jacob boards a plane to leave America for his birthland of France after more than 30 years of American life. His young friend Rabbi Samuel comes with him.

''Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob'' (''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'') is a 1973 French cult comedy directed by Gérard Oury. It stars Creator/LouisDeFunes in one of his most famous roles.

* AshFace: From a bursting tailpipe. Results in a BlackFace gag that would have probably been offensive with any other actor, but De Funès made it work.

** Antoinette (Pivert's daughter), obviously.

** Later, while talking to one of Farès's men on the phone (thinking he's a policeman), Pivert comments that he can see Farès right here, through the office's window... OhCrap

* DisposableFiance: Alexandre (Pivert's daughter's fiancé)

* FieryRedhead: Germaine (Pivert's wife) has a fiery temper.

* HeroesWantRedheads:
** Mohammed Larbi Slimane can't resist a redhead.
** Pivert is married to a redhead, which is a hint that [[spoiler:their daughter is also a redhead]].

* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: Farès, on the phone. Twice.

* SinisterShades: Farès

* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: Pivert ''starts'' out as this, being a racist {{Jerkass}} with HairTriggerTemper. [[CharacterDevelopment He gets better over the course of the movie]].

Meanwhile in France, Victor Pivert (De Funès), a chauvinistic, bad-tempered and a little xenophobic businessman, is on the way to his daughter's wedding. He and his driver, Salomon (Henri Guybet), have a car accident in which Pivert's car (carrying a speed boat) flips upside-down into a lake. When Salomon, who is Jewish, refuses to help because Shabbat has just begun, Pivert fires him, much to Salomon's content. As Pivert goes to find assistance in an empty bubblegum factory, he involuntarily helps Mohammed Larbi Slimane (Creator/ClaudeGiraud), an Arab revolutionist leader, to escape a group of SecretPolice agents led by Farès (Renzo Montagnani). On the run from both Farès and the French police, they disguise themselves as rabbis at the airport. Pivert is then mistaken for Rabbi Jacob by the Schmoll family, and brought into a Jewish community. HilarityEnsues.

Rabbi Jacob (Marcel Dalio) is a beloved rabbi from New York. One day, the French side of his family, the Schmolls, invite him to celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of his young nephew David. Rabbi Jacob boards a plane to leave America for his birthland of France after more than 30 years of American life. His young friend Rabbi Samuel comes with him.

Meanwhile in France, Victor Pivert (De Funès), a chauvinistic, bad-tempered and a little xenophobic businessman, is on the way to his daughter's wedding. He and his driver, Salomon (Henri Guybet), have a car accident in which Pivert's car (carrying a speed boat) flips upside-down into a lake. When Salomon, who is Jewish, refuses to help because Shabbat has just begun, Pivert fires him, much to Salomon's content. As Pivert goes to find assistance in an empty bubblegum factory, he involuntarily helps Mohammed Larbi Slimane (Creator/ClaudeGiraud), an Arab revolutionist leader, to escape a group of SecretPolice killers led by Farès (Renzo Montagnani). On the run from both Farès' killers and the French police, they disguise themselves as rabbis at the airport. Pivert is then mistaken for Rabbi Jacob by the Schmoll family, and brought into a Jewish community. HilarityEnsues.

* ThroatSlittingGesture: Farès is fond of doing this, mostly every time he sees Slimane.

* HappyEnding

** Later, while talking to one of Fares's men on the phone (thinking he's a policeman), Pivert comments that he can see Fares right here, through the office's window... OhCrap

* SlipperySkid: Victor Pivert is chased by Fares and his lieutenant inside the bubblegum factory. When cornered, he opens up a huge holder of bubblegum beads, sending them rolling under his pursuers' feet. After doomed efforts at staying upright, they finally fall and skid down some stairs, and then down a chute to end up into a vat of green liquid gum.

* ThroatSlittingGesture: Fares is fond of doing this, mostly every time he sees Slimane.