Music • Drama • Romance
1983
PG
2 hours and 12 minutes
In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?"
Rebbe Mendel is a single father who teaches the Talmud, a sacred text of Judaism, to the boys of his small Polish town. Behind closed doors, he also instructs his daughter, Yentl, despite the fact that girls are forbidden to study religious scripture. When Yentl's father dies, she still has a strong desire to learn about her faith -- so she disguises herself as a male, enrolls in a religious school, and unexpectedly finds love along the way.
Release:
November 18, 1983
Original language:
English
Production country:
United States
Producer company:
Budget:
12.000.000 $
Revenue:
30.400.000 $
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Cast
Barbra Streisand
Yentl
Yentl
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Mandy Patinkin
Avigdor
Avigdor
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Amy Irving
Hadass
Hadass
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Nehemiah Persoff
Rebbe Mendel
Rebbe Mendel
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Steven Hill
Reb Alter Vishkower
Reb Alter Vishkower
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Allan Corduner
Shimmele
Shimmele
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Ruth Goring
Esther Rachel
Esther Rachel
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David de Keyser
Rabbi Zalman
Rabbi Zalman
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Bernard Spear
Tailor
Tailor
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Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Shaemen
Mrs. Shaemen
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Lynda Baron
Peshe
Peshe
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Jack Lynn
Bookseller
Bookseller
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Anna Tzelniker
Mrs. Kovner
Mrs. Kovner
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Miriam Margolyes
Sarah
Sarah
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Mary Henry
Mrs. Jacobs
Mrs. Jacobs
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Robbie Barnett
Tailor's Assistant
Tailor's Assistant
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Ian Sears
David
David
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Frank Baker
Village Student
Village Student
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Anthony Dean Rubeš
Village Student
Village Student
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Renata Buser
Mrs. Shaemen's Daughter
Mrs. Shaemen's Daughter
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Kerry Shale
Yeshiva Student
Yeshiva Student
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Danny Brainin
Yeshiva Student
Yeshiva Student
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Gary Brown
Yeshiva Student
Yeshiva Student
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Jonathan Tafler
Yeshiva Student
Yeshiva Student
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Peter Whitman
Yeshiva Student
Yeshiva Student
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Teddy Kempner
Yeshiva Student
Yeshiva Student
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Norma Atallah
Debra (uncredited)
Debra (uncredited)
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Mark English
Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
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Milena Glogarová
Woman on the Charles Bridge (uncredited)
Woman on the Charles Bridge (uncredited)
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Derek Lyons
Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
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Chris Parsons
Scholar (uncredited)
Scholar (uncredited)
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Peter Ross-Murray
Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
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Beth Porter
Hadass' maid (uncredited)
Hadass' maid (uncredited)
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