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Yentl

  • 1983
  • PG
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
17K
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Yentl (1983)
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A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.

  • Director
    • Barbra Streisand
  • Writers
    • Jack Rosenthal
    • Barbra Streisand
    • Isaac Bashevis Singer
  • Stars
    • Barbra Streisand
    • Amy Irving
    • Mandy Patinkin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Barbra Streisand
    • Writers
      • Jack Rosenthal
      • Barbra Streisand
      • Isaac Bashevis Singer
    • Stars
      • Barbra Streisand
      • Amy Irving
      • Mandy Patinkin
    • 116User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Photos195

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    Top cast33

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    Barbra Streisand
    Barbra Streisand
    • Yentl
    Amy Irving
    Amy Irving
    • Hadass
    Mandy Patinkin
    Mandy Patinkin
    • Avigdor
    Nehemiah Persoff
    Nehemiah Persoff
    • Reb Mendel 'Papa'
    Steven Hill
    Steven Hill
    • Reb Alter Vishkower
    Allan Corduner
    Allan Corduner
    • Shimmele
    Ruth Goring
    • Esther Rachel
    David de Keyser
    David de Keyser
    • Rabbi Zalman
    Bernard Spear
    • Tailor
    Doreen Mantle
    Doreen Mantle
    • Mrs. Shaemen
    Lynda Baron
    Lynda Baron
    • Peshe
    • (as Lynda Barron)
    Jack Lynn
    • Bookseller
    Anna Tzelniker
    • Mrs. Kovner
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Sarah
    Mary Henry
    • Mrs. Jacobs
    Robbie Barnett
    • Tailor's Assistant
    Ian Sears
    • David
    Frank Baker
    • Village Student
    • Director
      • Barbra Streisand
    • Writers
      • Jack Rosenthal
      • Barbra Streisand
      • Isaac Bashevis Singer
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Barbra Streisand hand-picked Mandy Patinkin for this movie, and he politely declined several times because he did not like the script. He was eventually invited to Streisand's house where they could discuss the parts he wanted to change. He then agreed to be in the film.
    • Goofs
      The final scene (on the ship to America) begins with a Jewish child supposedly reading a book, while following his reading with a finger on the lines of text. The book is visibly in Hebrew, language were reading is done from right to left. Yet, the child's finger goes from left to right.
    • Quotes

      Yentl: Why is it that every book I buy, every bookseller has the same old argument?

      Yentl's Father: You know why.

      Yentl: I envy them.

      Yentl's Father: The booksellers?

      Yentl: No, not the booksellers, the students. Talking about life, the mysteries of the universe and I'm learning how to tell a herring from a carp.

      Yentl's Father: Yentl, for the thousandth time, men and women..."

      Yentl: [cuts him off] have different obligations, I know, but...

      Yentl's Father: [cuts her off] and don't ask why.

      Yentl's Father: [sees her disappointment] Go on, get the book.

      Yentl: Thank you, papa!

      Yentl's Father: The shutters, darling.

      Yentl: We don't have to hide my studying from God, then why the neighbors?

      Yentl's Father: Why? Because I trust God will understand. I'm not so sure about the neighbors.

    • Crazy credits
      At the very end of the closing credits: This film is dedicated to my father... and to all our fathers.
    • Connections
      Edited into Barbra Streisand: Papa Can You Hear Me (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Where Is It Written?
      (uncredited)

      Music by Michel Legrand

      Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman

      Performed by Barbra Streisand

    User reviews116

    Featured review
    7/10

    Barbra Streisand's Dream Movie

    You may love her or hate but the truth should be admitted - Streisand is an extremely talented artist. "Yentl' is her baby of directing, producing, co-writing and starring as a girl who wants to study and become a rabbi and who has to disguise herself as a boy to be accepted in a college. Streisand had fought the studio for 15 years to get it made, and she put her heart into this. Barbra is a gifted director, and the film is beautifully shot. I liked her acting - I thought she was convincing and touching when her character started to fall in love with a fellow student (very appealing Mandy Patinkin, "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father: prepare to die" of "The Princess Bride") and had to hide her feelings. I also like her singing and I think that the songs belong to the film and can not be taken out of the context.

    7.5/10
    • Galina_movie_fan
    • May 3, 2005
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 6, 1984 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • 楊朵
    • Filming locations
      • Zatec, Czech Republic(street scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Ladbroke
      • Barwood Films
      • United Artists
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $40,218,899
    • Gross worldwide
      • $40,219,251
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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