Yentl
“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
33 people
Barbra Streisand
Yentl
Known for
Meet the Fockers
The Way We Were
Mandy Patinkin
Avigdor
Known for
Homeland
The Princess Bride
Amy Irving
Hadass
Known for
Carrie
Hide and Seek
Nehemiah Persoff
Rebbe Mendel
Known for
An American Tail
Some Like It Hot
Steven Hill
Reb Alter Vishkower
Known for
Law & Order
The Firm
Allan Corduner
Shimmele
Known for
Mr. Nobody
Defiance
Ruth Goring
Esther Rachel
Also in
Beasts
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
David de Keyser
Rabbi Zalman
Known for
Diamonds Are Forever
God on Trial
Bernard Spear
Tailor
Known for
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Shaemen
Known for
One Foot in the Grave
Scoop
Lynda Baron
Peshe
Known for
Open All Hours
Colour Me Kubrick
Jack Lynn
Bookseller
Also in
Witchfinder General
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Barbra Streisand Director · Jack Rosenthal Screenplay Isaac Bashevis Singer Author
Worldwide gross $30M · Budget $12M · United States release November 18, 1983
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$30,400,000
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
Ladbroke
Production
United Artists
Production
Barwood Films
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 16, 1983
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · November 18, 1983
Limited theatrical
United States
January 6, 1984 · Theatrical
Argentina
April 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Australia
March 29, 1984 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Colombia
April 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 30, 1984 · Theatrical
Finland
March 30, 1984 · Theatrical
France
December 20, 1983 · Theatrical
December 12, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release, restored version
Germany
March 29, 1984 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hong Kong SAR China
June 14, 1984 · Theatrical
Ireland
June 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Israel
April 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Italy
March 22, 1984 · Theatrical
Japan
April 7, 1984 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 3, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
April 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Philippines
May 9, 1985 · Limited theatrical · Davao
Portugal
March 29, 1984 · Theatrical
Spain
March 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 30, 1984 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 13, 1984 · Theatrical · German
April 14, 1984 · Theatrical · French
United Kingdom
March 29, 1984 · Premiere · London
March 30, 1984 · Theatrical
XC
October 1, 1991 · Digital
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