Yentl
1983 · Movie · PG · 132 min · ★ 6.7
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.
Based on Yentl
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-11-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 132 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (261 votes)
- Box office
- $40,200,000
- Budget
- $12,000,000
Themes
- musical
- studies
- disguise
- unhappiness
- boys' school
- woman director
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Song Score · 1984
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song Score · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1984 · nominated
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- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actor · 1984 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actress · 1984 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Musical Score · 1984 · nominated
Cast & crew
Barbra Streisand
as Yentl
Mandy Patinkin
as Avigdor
Amy Irving
as Hadass
Nehemiah Persoff
as Rebbe Mendel
Steven Hill
as Reb Alter Vishkower
Allan Corduner
as Shimmele
- RG
Ruth Goring
as Esther Rachel
David de Keyser
as Rabbi Zalman
Bernard Spear
as Tailor
Doreen Mantle
as Mrs. Shaemen
Directed by Barbra Streisand