The Rabbi's Cat (film)
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| French | Le chat du rabbin |
| Directed by | Joann Sfar Antoine Delesvaux |
| Screenplay by | Joann Sfar Sandrina Jardel |
| Based on | The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar |
| Produced by | Clément Oubrerie Antoine Delesvaux Joann Sfar |
| Starring | François Morel Hafsia Herzi Maurice Bénichou Fellag François Damiens Jean-Pierre Kalfon |
| Edited by | Maryline Monthieux |
| Music by | Olivier Daviaud |
Production company | Autochenille Production |
| Distributed by | UGC Distribution |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €12.5 million |
| Box office | $4.2 million |
The Rabbi's Cat (French: Le chat du rabbin) is a 2011 French adult animated film directed by Joann Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux, based on volumes one, two and five of Sfar's comics series with the same title. It tells the story of a cat, who obtains the ability to speak after swallowing a parrot, and its owner who is a rabbi in 1920s Algeria. The voice cast includes François Morel, Hafsia Herzi, Maurice Bénichou, Fellag, François Damiens and Jean-Pierre Kalfon.