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

1983

2h 12m

6.7(271 votes)

Music

Drama

Romance

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.

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United Artists

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Esther Rachel

David de Keyser

David de Keyser

Rabbi Zalman

Bernard Spear

Bernard Spear

Tailor

Doreen Mantle

Doreen Mantle

Mrs. Shaemen

Creative team

Directed by: Barbra Streisand
Written by: Barbra Streisand
Jack Rosenthal
Produced by: Rusty Lemorande
Barbra Streisand

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