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Film 1983 132 min

Yentl

“In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?"”

TMDB Rating ★ 6.7
Votes 265
Director Barbra Streisand
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Music Drama Romance
The Story

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.

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Cast & Characters

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Yentl
Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Avigdor
Amy Irving

Amy Irving

Hadass
Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Rebbe Mendel
Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Reb Alter Vishkower
Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Shimmele
Ruth Goring

Ruth Goring

Esther Rachel
David de Keyser

David de Keyser

Rabbi Zalman
Bernard Spear

Bernard Spear

Tailor
Doreen Mantle

Doreen Mantle

Mrs. Shaemen
Lynda Baron

Lynda Baron

Peshe
Jack Lynn

Jack Lynn

Bookseller
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