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Yentl

Yentl

In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?"
Nov 18, 1983 2h 12m
6.7
239 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Yentl
Companies Ladbroke, United Artists, Barwood Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries United States of America
Keywords musical, studies, disguise, unhappiness, boys' school, woman director
Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Reb Alter Vishkower
Ruth Goring

Ruth Goring

Esther Rachel
David de Keyser

David de Keyser

Rabbi Zalman
Doreen Mantle

Doreen Mantle

Mrs. Shaemen
Jack Lynn

Jack Lynn

Bookseller
Mary Henry

Mary Henry

Mrs. Jacobs
Robbie Barnett

Robbie Barnett

Tailor's Assistant
Frank Baker

Frank Baker

Village Student
Anthony Dean Rubeš

Anthony Dean Rubeš

Village Student
Renata Buser

Renata Buser

Mrs. Shaemen's Daughter
Kerry Shale

Kerry Shale

Yeshiva Student
Danny Brainin

Danny Brainin

Yeshiva Student
Gary Brown

Gary Brown

Yeshiva Student
Jonathan Tafler

Jonathan Tafler

Yeshiva Student
Peter Whitman

Peter Whitman

Yeshiva Student
Teddy Kempner

Teddy Kempner

Yeshiva Student
Norma Atallah

Norma Atallah

Debra (uncredited)
Mark English

Mark English

Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
Milena Glogarová

Milena Glogarová

Woman on the Charles Bridge (uncredited)
Derek Lyons

Derek Lyons

Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
Chris Parsons

Chris Parsons

Scholar (uncredited)
Peter Ross-Murray

Peter Ross-Murray

Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
Beth Porter

Beth Porter

Hadass' maid (uncredited)