Yentl

Yentl (1983)

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.

Date of release
1983-11-18
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (271)
Runtime
2h 12m
Genres
Music, Drama, Romance
Director
Barbra Streisand

Casting

  • Barbra Streisand — Yentl
  • Mandy Patinkin — Avigdor
  • Amy Irving — Hadass
  • Nehemiah Persoff — Rebbe Mendel
  • Steven Hill — Reb Alter Vishkower
  • Allan Corduner — Shimmele
  • Ruth Goring — Esther Rachel
  • David de Keyser — Rabbi Zalman
  • Bernard Spear — Tailor
  • Doreen Mantle — Mrs. Shaemen
  • Lynda Baron — Peshe
  • Jack Lynn — Bookseller

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