Yentl (1983)
In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?"
133 min
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.
- Release date
- November 18, 1983
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Box office
- $30,400,000
Trailer
Cast
- Barbra Streisand as Yentl
- Amy Irving as Hadass
- Mandy Patinkin as Avigdor
- Nehemiah Persoff as Reb Mendel 'Papa'
- Steven Hill as Reb Alter Vishkower
- Allan Corduner as Shimmele
- Ruth Goring as Esther Rachel
- David de Keyser as Rabbi Zalman
- Bernard Spear as Tailor
- Doreen Mantle as Mrs. Shaemen
Crew
- Barbra Streisand · Director
- Jack Rosenthal · Writer
- Barbra Streisand · Writer
- Isaac Bashevis Singer · Writer
- Rusty Lemorande · Producer
- Barbra Streisand · Producer
- Michel Legrand · Composer
- David Watkin · Cinematographer
- Terry Rawlings · Editor
- Cis Corman · Casting director
- Roy Walker · Production designer