The Rabbi's Cat

May 31, 2011

1h 40m

★ 7.0

Overview

The story of a rabbi and his talking cat, a sharp-tongued feline philosopher brimming with scathing humor and a less than pure love for the rabbi's teenage daughter.

Genres

Comedy

Animation

Production Companies

TF1 Droits Audiovisuels

CinéCinéma

PROCIREP

Canal+

France Télévisions

Autochenille Production

The Rabbi's Cat Trailers

Cast

The cat (voice)

François Morel

Zlabya, rabbi's daughter (voice)

Hafsia Herzi

Rabbi (voice)

Maurice Bénichou

Malka of the lions (voice)

Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Rabbi of the rabbi (voice)

Daniel Cohen

Reporter (voice)

François Damiens

Sheik Mohammed Sfar (voice)

Mohamed Fellag

Prince (voice)

Mathieu Amalric

Professor Solimane (voice)

Eric Elmosnino

African (voice)

Marguerite Abouet

Vastenov (voice)

Wojciech Pszoniak

Knidelette (voice)

Alice Houri

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