Yentl backdrop

Yentl 1983 Directed by Barbra Streisand

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.

Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , Music , Romance
Production Companies United Artists , Barwood Films , Ladbroke
Budget $12,000,000
Revenue $30,400,000
Release Date 18 November 1983
132 mins
Cast
Amy Irving Hadass
Nehemiah Persoff Rebbe Mendel
Steven Hill Reb Alter Vishkower
Allan Corduner Shimmele
Ruth Goring Esther Rachel
David de Keyser Rabbi Zalman
Doreen Mantle Mrs. Shaemen
Jack Lynn Bookseller
Anna Tzelniker Mrs. Kovner
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
Kerry Shale Yeshiva Student
Danny Brainin Yeshiva Student
Gary Brown Yeshiva Student
Jonathan Tafler Yeshiva Student
Peter Whitman Yeshiva Student
Teddy Kempner Yeshiva Student
Norma Atallah Debra (uncredited)
Mark English Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
Milena Glogarová Woman on the Charles Bridge (uncredited)
Derek Lyons Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
Chris Parsons Scholar (uncredited)
Peter Ross-Murray Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
Beth Porter Hadass' maid (uncredited)