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Yentl (1983)
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A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training. Director:Barbra Streisand |
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| Mandy Patinkin | ... | ||
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Reb Mendel 'Papa'
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Steven Hill | ... |
Reb Alter Vishkower
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Allan Corduner | ... |
Shimmele
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Ruth Goring | ... |
Esther Rachel
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David de Keyser | ... |
Rabbi Zalman
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Bernard Spear | ... |
Tailor
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Doreen Mantle | ... |
Mrs. Shaemen
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Lynda Baron | ... |
Peshe
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Jack Lynn | ... |
Bookseller
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Anna Tzelniker | ... |
Mrs. Kovner
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| Miriam Margolyes | ... |
Sarah
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Mary Henry | ... |
Mrs. Jacobs
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Storyline
Dramatization of "Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy," by Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902-1991); originally published in Yiddish c. 1960, then in English c. 1983. The story: In an Ashkenazic shtetl in Poland, Yentl Mendel is the boyishly klutzy daughter and only child of long widowed Rebbe ("Talmud Teacher") Mendel, who teaches Talmud (a codification of Jewish Law) to local boys - and to Yentl, but secretly because girls were not allowed to learn the law in those days. When her father dies, Yentl is all alone in the world. She takes the momentous decision to leave the village and - disguised as a boy and calling herself by the name of her late brother, Anshel - seeks and gets admitted to a Yeshiva, to study the texts, traditions, subtleties and complexities of Torah, Talmud, etc. She befriends Avigdor who is engaged to Haddas, but her family discovers his brother committed suicide so they call off the wedding (in case Avigdor possesses the same madness)... Written by Micheal McLoughlin
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Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$341,768 (USA) (20 November 1983) (13 Screens)Gross:
$40,218,899 (USA)Company Credits
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Yentl: It's not the first time.
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This film is dedicated to my father...
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Music by Michel Legrand
Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Performed by Barbra Streisand See more »
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After Heaven's Gate lost nearly all of its $40 million budget, this movie was almost canceled. Between its starting budget and storyline, studio heads felt it wouldn't sell tickets. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: When Yentl sings "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" her glasses are laid down in front of her. They have modern temple and ear pieces. In other scenes Yentl's glasses are the old-fashioned, wrap-around-the-ear-style glasses. See 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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At the very end of the closing credits:This film is dedicated to my father...
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"Where Is It Written?"Music by Michel Legrand
Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Performed by Barbra Streisand See more »
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