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Yentl
Yentl

Yentl

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

Genres

MusicDramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$12000000

Revenue

$30400000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

132 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

18 November 1983

Country

United States of America

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

Anna Tzelniker

Anna Tzelniker

Mrs. Kovner

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Sarah

Mary Henry

Mary Henry

Mrs. Jacobs

Robbie Barnett

Robbie Barnett

Tailor's Assistant

Ian Sears

Ian Sears

David

Frank Baker

Frank Baker

Village Student

Anthony Dean Rubeš

Anthony Dean Rubeš

Village Student

Renata Buser

Renata Buser

Mrs. Shaemen's Daughter

Kerry Shale

Kerry Shale

Yeshiva Student

Danny Brainin

Danny Brainin

Yeshiva Student

Gary Brown

Gary Brown

Yeshiva Student

Jonathan Tafler

Jonathan Tafler

Yeshiva Student

Peter Whitman

Peter Whitman

Yeshiva Student

Teddy Kempner

Teddy Kempner

Yeshiva Student

Norma Atallah

Norma Atallah

Debra (uncredited)

Mark English

Mark English

Yeshiva Student (uncredited)

Milena Glogarová

Milena Glogarová

Woman on the Charles Bridge (uncredited)

Derek Lyons

Derek Lyons

Yeshiva Student (uncredited)

Chris Parsons

Chris Parsons

Scholar (uncredited)

Peter Ross-Murray

Peter Ross-Murray

Yeshiva Student (uncredited)

Beth Porter

Beth Porter

Hadass' maid (uncredited)

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