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1983 • 2h 12min • PG • Drama, Romance, Music

Yentl

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

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.

IMDb 6.6

RT 65%

MC 68

Director

Barbra Streisand

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Barbra Streisand

Jack Rosenthal

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Composer

Michel Legrand

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Mandy Patinkin

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Amy Irving

Hadass

Nehemiah Persoff

Rebbe Mendel

Steven Hill

Reb Alter Vishkower

Allan Corduner

Shimmele

Ruth Goring

Esther Rachel

David de Keyser

Rabbi Zalman

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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

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