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Yentl (1983)

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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?"

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Barbra Streisand
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    Yentl Barbra Streisand
  • Profile picture of Mandy Patinkin
    Avigdor Mandy Patinkin
  • Profile picture of Amy Irving
    Hadass Amy Irving
  • Profile picture of Nehemiah Persoff
    Rebbe Mendel Nehemiah Persoff
  • Profile picture of Steven Hill
    Reb Alter Vishkower Steven Hill
  • Profile picture of Allan Corduner
    Shimmele Allan Corduner
  • Profile picture of David de Keyser
    Rabbi Zalman David de Keyser
  • Profile picture of Bernard Spear
    Tailor Bernard Spear

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Keywords

  • musical
  • studies
  • disguise
  • unhappiness
  • boys' school
  • woman director