Rabbi JacobThe Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob is a French farce directed by Gérard Oury and co-written by his daughter, Danièle Thompson, and staring the beloved French comedian, Louis de Funès. The family-friendly film has been compared with American laugh-a-minute classics such as It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, The Italian Job, Silent Movie, and Blazing Saddles.

The movie was released during the Yom Kippur War (October 18, 1973). That very day the press attaché’s wife hijacked a plane to prevent the movie from being released!

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, if rated, would be rated “G.” It is in French with English subtitles. But don’t worry; silent gags are literally everywhere – in the street, in a bubble-gum factory, on an airport luggage conveyor belt, a dentist’s office…

Rabbi Jacob