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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?" - Yentl
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Title: Yentl

Release Date: 18 Nov 1983

Runtime: 2h 12m

Genre: Music, Drama, Romance

Director: Ladbroke, United Artists, Barwood Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: Ladbroke, United Artists, Barwood Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (235 votes)

Cast

  • Yentl: Barbra Streisand
  • Avigdor: Mandy Patinkin
  • Hadass: Amy Irving
  • Rebbe Mendel: Nehemiah Persoff
  • Reb Alter Vishkower: Steven Hill
  • Shimmele: Allan Corduner
  • Esther Rachel: Ruth Goring
  • Rabbi Zalman: David de Keyser
  • Tailor: Bernard Spear
  • Mrs. Shaemen: Doreen Mantle
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