
"In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?""
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.
Director
Barbra Streisand
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$30,400,000
Status
Released

Barbra Streisand
Yentl

Mandy Patinkin
Avigdor

Amy Irving
Hadass

Nehemiah Persoff
Rebbe Mendel

Steven Hill
Reb Alter Vishkower

Allan Corduner
Shimmele
Ruth Goring
Esther Rachel

David de Keyser
Rabbi Zalman