Yentl (1984)

01/06/1984 2h 12m

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

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Overview

Rebbe Mendel is a single father who teaches the Talmud, a sacred text of Judaism, to the boys of his small Polish town. Behind closed doors, he also instructs his daughter, Yentl, despite the fact that girls are forbidden to study religious scripture. When Yentl's father dies, she still has a strong desire to learn about her faith -- so she disguises herself as a male, enrolls in a religious school, and unexpectedly finds love along the way.

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Cast Ages at Release

Barbra Streisand

as Yentl

Born 04/24/1942, age

Mandy Patinkin

as Avigdor

Born 11/30/1952, age

Amy Irving

as Hadass

Born 09/10/1953, age

Nehemiah Persoff

as Rebbe Mendel

Born 08/02/1919

Died 04/05/2022, age

Steven Hill

as Reb Alter Vishkower

Born 02/24/1922

Died 08/23/2016, age

Allan Corduner

as Shimmele

Born 04/02/1950, age

Miriam Margolyes

as Sarah

Born 05/18/1941, age