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Yentl

19836.7 / 10132 min
Music, Drama, Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Yentl

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Avigdor

Amy Irving

Amy Irving

Hadass

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Rebbe Mendel

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Reb Alter Vishkower

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Shimmele

Ruth Goring

Ruth Goring

Esther Rachel

David de Keyser

David de Keyser

Rabbi Zalman

Bernard Spear

Bernard Spear

Tailor

Doreen Mantle

Doreen Mantle

Mrs. Shaemen

Lynda Baron

Lynda Baron

Peshe

Jack Lynn

Jack Lynn

Bookseller

Anna Tzelniker

Anna Tzelniker

Mrs. Kovner

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Sarah

Mary Henry

Mary Henry

Mrs. Jacobs

Robbie Barnett

Robbie Barnett

Tailor's Assistant

Ian Sears

Ian Sears

David

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)

Crew

David Watkin

David Watkin

Director of Photography

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Screenplay

Larry DeWaay

Larry DeWaay

Executive Producer

Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand

Original Music Composer

Jack Rosenthal

Jack Rosenthal

Screenplay

Rusty Lemorande

Rusty Lemorande

Producer

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Producer

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Director

Terry Rawlings

Terry Rawlings

Editor

Roy Walker

Roy Walker

Production Design

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Author

Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand

Songs

Alan Bergman

Alan Bergman

Lyricist

Marilyn Bergman

Marilyn Bergman

Lyricist

Leslie Tomkins

Leslie Tomkins

Production Design

Tessa Davies

Tessa Davies

Set Decoration

Mirek Lux

Mirek Lux

Assistant Director

Cis Corman

Cis Corman

Casting

Jan Jamison

Jan Jamison

Hairdresser

Beryl Lerman

Beryl Lerman

Makeup Artist

Zdeněk Troška

Zdeněk Troška

Assistant Director

Jim Shields

Jim Shields

ADR Editor

Colin Jamison

Colin Jamison

Hairdresser

Aaron Rochin

Aaron Rochin

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Alan Whibley

Alan Whibley

Special Effects

Leslie Tomkins

Leslie Tomkins

Art Direction

Judy Moorcroft

Judy Moorcroft

Costume Design

Toby Phillips

Toby Phillips

Steadicam Operator

Steve Harding

Steve Harding

Third Assistant Director

Steve Lanning

Steve Lanning

First Assistant Director

Charles Marriott

Charles Marriott

Second Assistant Director

Wally Schneiderman

Wally Schneiderman

Makeup Artist

Peter Waller

Peter Waller

Second Assistant Director

Derek Harrington

Derek Harrington

Third Assistant Director

Rusty Lemorande

Rusty Lemorande

Second Unit Director

Philip Rogers

Philip Rogers

Sound Recordist

Bill Rowe

Bill Rowe

ADR Mixer

David Hildyard

David Hildyard

Sound Mixer

Peter MacDonald

Peter MacDonald

Camera Operator

Tim Blackham

Tim Blackham

Sound Engineer

Garrett Brown

Garrett Brown

Steadicam Operator

Douglas Milsome

Douglas Milsome

Camera Operator

Paul Bradburn

Paul Bradburn

Props

George Dean

George Dean

Painter

John Roberts

John Roberts

Painter

David James

David James

Still Photographer