Yentl
In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?"
6.7(263) 1983-11-18 132 minMusicDramaRomance
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.
ScreenplayBarbra Streisand
Original Music ComposerMichel Legrand
ScreenplayJack Rosenthal
ProducerRusty Lemorande
ProducerBarbra Streisand
DirectorBarbra Streisand
Cast & characters
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
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Anna Tzelniker
as Mrs. Kovner
Miriam Margolyes
as Sarah
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Mary Henry
as Mrs. Jacobs
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Robbie Barnett
as Tailor's Assistant
Ian Sears
as David
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Frank Baker
as Village Student
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Anthony Dean Rubeš
as Village Student
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Renata Buser
as Mrs. Shaemen's Daughter
Kerry Shale
as Yeshiva Student
Danny Brainin
as Yeshiva Student
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Gary Brown
as Yeshiva Student
Jonathan Tafler
as Yeshiva Student
