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Yentl

Yentl Mendel, whose thirst for knowledge is inhibited by Jewish custom, has privately studied with her rabbi father. When he dies, she is determined to continue her studies so she disguises herself as a boy in order to gain admission to a yeshiva.

Romantic drama with music.

2 hours, 4 minutes

Last on

Sat 23 Oct 202114:00

Credits

RoleContributor
DirectorBarbra Streisand
YentlBarbra Streisand
AvigdorMandy Patinkin
HadassAmy Irving
Reb Mendel "Papa"Nehemiah Persoff
Reb Alter VishkowerSteven Hill
ShimmeleAllan Corduner
Esther RachelRuth Goring

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