Yentl (1983)

11/18/1983 (US) • 2h 12m

Music, Drama, Romance

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

Nehemiah Persoff

Rebbe Mendel

Steven Hill

Reb Alter Vishkower

Ruth Goring

Esther Rachel

David de Keyser

Rabbi Zalman


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$12,000,000.00

Revenue

$30,400,000.00

Keywords

musical

studies

disguise

unhappiness

boys' school

woman director

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