Yentl

Barbra Streisand
1983-11-18

In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?"
6.6
132 min

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

Name Character Team
Barbra Streisand Yentl Unowned
Mandy Patinkin Avigdor Unowned
Amy Irving Hadass Unowned
Nehemiah Persoff Rebbe Mendel Unowned
Steven Hill Reb Alter Vishkower Unowned
Allan Corduner Shimmele Unowned
Ruth Goring Esther Rachel Unowned
David de Keyser Rabbi Zalman Unowned
Bernard Spear Tailor Unowned
Doreen Mantle Mrs. Shaemen Unowned
Lynda Baron Peshe Unowned
Jack Lynn Bookseller Unowned
Anna Tzelniker Mrs. Kovner Unowned
Miriam Margolyes Sarah Unowned
Mary Henry Mrs. Jacobs Unowned
Robbie Barnett Tailor's Assistant Unowned
Ian Sears David Unowned
Frank Baker Village Student Unowned
Anthony Dean Rubeš Village Student Unowned
Renata Buser Mrs. Shaemen's Daughter Unowned
Kerry Shale Yeshiva Student Unowned
Danny Brainin Yeshiva Student Unowned
Gary Brown Yeshiva Student Unowned
Jonathan Tafler Yeshiva Student Unowned
Peter Whitman Yeshiva Student Unowned
Teddy Kempner Yeshiva Student Unowned
Norma Atallah Debra (uncredited) Unowned
Mark English Yeshiva Student (uncredited) Unowned
Milena Glogarová Woman on the Charles Bridge (uncredited) Unowned
Derek Lyons Yeshiva Student (uncredited) Unowned
Chris Parsons Scholar (uncredited) Unowned
Peter Ross-Murray Yeshiva Student (uncredited) Unowned
Beth Porter Hadass' maid (uncredited) Unowned