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Yentl (1983) -- A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.

Overview

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6.2/10   4,667 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jack Rosenthal (screenplay) and
Barbra Streisand (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
9 December 1983 (USA) more
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Tagline:
A film with music. more
Plot:
A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 12 nominations more
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(15 articles)
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Not that good more (54 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Barbra Streisand ... Yentl

Mandy Patinkin ... Avigdor

Amy Irving ... Hadass

Nehemiah Persoff ... Reb Mendel 'Papa'
Steven Hill ... Reb Alter Vishkower

Allan Corduner ... Shimmele
Ruth Goring ... Esther Rachel
David de Keyser ... Rabbi Zalman (as David De Keyser)
Bernard Spear ... Tailor
Doreen Mantle ... Mrs. Shaemen
Lynda Baron ... Peshe (as Lynda Barron)
Jack Lynn ... Bookseller
Anna Tzelniker ... Mrs. Kovner

Miriam Margolyes ... Sarah
Mary Henry ... Mrs. Jacobs
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Additional Details

Runtime:
132 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Dolby | 4-Track Stereo (Dolby Magnetic 35mm prints)
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Trivia:
Amy Irving became the first - and to date only - actress to be nominated for both an Academy Award and a Razzie Award for the same performance. She won neither award. more
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Continuity: During the scene where Streisand sings "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" toward the beginning of the film, Yentl's glasses are laid down in front of her and the style of glasses shown in this scene have modern temple/ear pieces - inappropriate for the time period. However, during other scenes where Yentl takes off or puts on her glasses, the glasses are the old-fashioned, cable-temple/wrap-around-the-ear-style glasses - appropriate for the time-period. more
Quotes:
Avigdor: I can't believe this, I'm arguing with a woman!
Yentl: It's not the first time.
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Soundtrack:
No Wonder more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Not that good, 8 June 2009
5/10
Author: Gina Larose (AnewGeo-2) from United States

This is a good musical but not a great one. It's over rated. I thought the music was depressing. Babs is Fab but I don't want to hear just her singing for over two hours. They had actors like Mandy Patinkin, a pretty great singer, singing NOTHING..HELLO? Furthermore; I know Amy Irving won great reviews for her role but her character was as dead as a door knob. It was a good story line but not a great musical. See it for the historical aspects and make your daughters see it so they can gain a valuable lesson. Women can do everything and history didn't always allow women to shine. It's a nice moral booster but that's all. This is not Babs best and someone must say it.

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Richard Gere turned down the Avigdor role vegwriter
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