Yentl
movie
In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?"
Released November 18, 1983
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.
Cast
Barbra Streisand
as
Yentl
Mandy Patinkin
as
Avigdor
Amy Irving
as
Hadass
Nehemiah Persoff
as
Rebbe Mendel
Steven Hill
as
Reb Alter Vishkower
Allan Corduner
as
Shimmele
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Ruth Goring
as
Esther Rachel
David de Keyser
as
Rabbi Zalman
Bernard Spear
as
Tailor
Doreen Mantle
as
Mrs. Shaemen
Lynda Baron
as
Peshe
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Jack Lynn
as
Bookseller
Crew
Barbra Streisand
as
Director
Barbra Streisand
as
Screenplay
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Jack Rosenthal
as
Screenplay
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Larry DeWaay
as
Executive Producer
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Rusty Lemorande
as
Producer
Barbra Streisand
as
Producer
Michel Legrand
as
Original Music Composer
David Watkin
as
Director of Photography
Terry Rawlings
as
Editor
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Roy Walker
as
Production Design
Isaac Bashevis Singer
as
Author
Michel Legrand
as
Songs