

Yentl
"In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?""
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$12.0M
$12,000,000
Revenue
$30.4M
$30,400,000
Languages
English
Studio
Ladbroke
+2 more
Key Crew

Barbra Streisand
Screenplay

Rusty Lemorande
Producer

Barbra Streisand
Producer

Barbra Streisand
Director
Cast

Barbra Streisand
Yentl

Mandy Patinkin
Avigdor

Amy Irving
Hadass

Nehemiah Persoff
Rebbe Mendel

Steven Hill
Reb Alter Vishkower

Allan Corduner
Shimmele
Ruth Goring
Esther Rachel

David de Keyser
Rabbi Zalman

Bernard Spear
Tailor

Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Shaemen

Lynda Baron
Peshe
Jack Lynn
Bookseller
Anna Tzelniker
Mrs. Kovner

Miriam Margolyes
Sarah
Mary Henry
Mrs. Jacobs
Robbie Barnett
Tailor's Assistant

Ian Sears
David
Frank Baker
Village Student
Anthony Dean Rubeš
Village Student
Renata Buser
Mrs. Shaemen's Daughter