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Yentl
★ 6.7/10•1983•2h 12m•PG•Music•Drama•Romance

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

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.

Barbra Streisand · Director

Barbra Streisand · Screenplay

Jack Rosenthal · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 12m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 18, 1983
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$30,400,000

Actors

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

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

Bookseller

Anna Tzelniker

Mrs. Kovner

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Sarah

Mary Henry

Mrs. Jacobs

Robbie Barnett

Tailor's Assistant

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