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Yentl(1983)

In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?"

6.7(262)2h 12m1983-11-18

MusicDramaRomance

Overview

In a time when girls were forbidden to study religious scriptures, a Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to enter religious training and unexpectedly finds love along the way.

Director:: Barbra Streisand
Writers:: Barbra Streisand, Jack Rosenthal, Isaac Bashevis Singer
Producers:: Rusty Lemorande, Barbra Streisand
Cinematographer:: David Watkin
Composer:: Michel Legrand
Production:: Ladbroke, United Artists, Barwood Films
Budget:: $12,000,000
Revenue:: $30,400,000
Status:: Released

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Cast

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Yentl

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Avigdor

Amy Irving

Amy Irving

Hadass

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Rebbe Mendel

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Reb Alter Vishkower

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Shimmele

Ruth Goring

Ruth Goring

Esther Rachel

David de Keyser

David de Keyser

Rabbi Zalman

Bernard Spear

Bernard Spear

Tailor

Doreen Mantle

Doreen Mantle

Mrs. Shaemen

Lynda Baron

Lynda Baron

Peshe

Jack Lynn

Jack Lynn

Bookseller