Yentl

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

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Drama
Romance
Music

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.

Keywords

woman director
musical
disguise
studies
unhappiness
judaism
jewish
boys' school
yeshiva

Details

Status: Released
Release date: November 18, 1983
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: United Artists,Ladbroke,Barwood Films
Cast: Barbra Streisand,Mandy Patinkin,Amy Irving,Nehemiah Persoff,Steven Hill,Allan Corduner,Ruth Goring,David de Keyser,Bernard Spear,Doreen Mantleand 23 more
Director: Barbra Streisand
Writer: Barbra Streisand,Jack Rosenthal,Isaac Bashevis Singer,Alan Bergman,Marilyn Bergman
Producer: Barbra Streisand,Larry DeWaay,Rusty Lemorande
Cinematography: David Watkin
Music: Michel Legrand
Budget: $12,000,000
Revenue: $30,400,000
IMDb: tt0086619