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Yentl ()

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A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 17 nominations.
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Yentl
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Avigdor
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Hadass
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Reb Mendel 'Papa'
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Reb Alter Vishkower
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Shimmele
Ruth Goring ...
Esther Rachel
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Rabbi Zalman
Bernard Spear ...
Tailor
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Mrs. Shaemen
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Peshe (as Lynda Barron)
Jack Lynn ...
Bookseller
Anna Tzelniker ...
Mrs. Kovner
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Sarah
Mary Henry ...
Mrs. Jacobs
Robbie Barnett ...
Tailor's Assistant
Ian Sears ...
David
Frank Baker ...
Village Student
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Village Student (as Anthony Rubes)
Renata Buser ...
Mrs. Shaemen's Daughter
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Yeshiva Student
Danny Brainin ...
Yeshiva Student
Gary Brown ...
Yeshiva Student
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Yeshiva Student
Peter Whitman ...
Yeshiva Student
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Yeshiva Student
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Debra (uncredited)
Mark English ...
Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
Milena Glogarová ...
lady on the Charles Bridge (uncredited)
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Yeshiva Student (uncredited)
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Scholar (uncredited)
Beth Porter ...
Hadass' maid (uncredited)
Peter Ross-Murray ...
Yeshiva Student (uncredited)

Directed by

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Barbra Streisand

Written by

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Jack Rosenthal ... (screenplay by) and
Barbra Streisand ... (screenplay by)
 
Isaac Bashevis Singer ... (based on "Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy" by)

Produced by

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Larry DeWaay ... executive producer
Rusty Lemorande ... producer (produced by)
Barbra Streisand ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Michel Legrand

Cinematography by

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David Watkin ... director of photography

Editing by

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Terry Rawlings

Editorial Department

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Les Healey ... assistant editor
Pamela Parker ... post-production coordinator
Hillary Anne Ripps ... post-production coordinator (as Hillary Ripps) / post-production coordinator
Ros Siely ... second assistant editor
Sarah Thomas ... second assistant editor
Jeff Werner ... post-production associate
Mark Nowicki ... remastering colorist (uncredited)

Casting By

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Cis Corman

Production Design by

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Roy Walker

Art Direction by

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Leslie Tomkins

Set Decoration by

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Tessa Davies

Costume Design by

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Judy Moorcroft

Makeup Department

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Colin Jamison ... chief hairdresser
Jan Jamison ... hairdresser
Beryl Lerman ... makeup artist
Wally Schneiderman ... chief makeup artist

Production Management

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Barrie Melrose ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Steve Harding ... third assistant director (as Steven Harding)
Steve Lanning ... first assistant director
Peter Waller ... second assistant director
Derek Harrington ... third assistant director (uncredited)
Rusty Lemorande ... second unit director (uncredited)
Mirek Lux ... assistant director (uncredited)
Charles Marriott ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Zdenek Troska ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Michael Bacon ... propman (as Mike Bacon)
Nobby Clark ... supervising rigger (as Roy Clark)
Marc Fambro ... construction laborer
Len Furey ... construction manager
John Graham ... dressing prop
Fred Gunning ... construction foreman
Vince Murphy ... supervising stagehand
John Roberts ... supervising painter
Thomas Tarry ... supervising plasterer (as Tom Tarry)
Terry Wells ... property master
Michael Boone ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Paul Bradburn ... stand-by prop (uncredited)
George Dean ... chargehand painter (uncredited)
Michael Law ... carpenter (uncredited)
Dennis Murray ... plasterer (uncredited)
Ray Norris ... carpenter (uncredited)
Brian Read ... prop buyer (uncredited)
Stanislav Suva ... scenic painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Tim Blackham ... sound engineer
Glenn Freemantle ... assistant dubbing editor
David Hildyard ... sound mixer
Ray Merrin ... assistant dubbing mixer
Bill Rowe ... dubbing mixer
Jim Shields ... dubbing editor (as James Shields)
Tommy Staples ... boom operator (as Tom Staples)
Brendan Donnison ... foley artist (uncredited)
Paul Michael ... adr artist: New York (uncredited)
Aaron Rochin ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Philip Rogers ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Alan Whibley ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Frank Batt ... key grip
Merrell Bill ... electrician
Garrett Brown ... steadicam operator
John Campbell ... first assistant camera
Derek Gatrell ... electrical gaffer
Gordon Hayman ... camera operator: second unit
David James ... still photographer
Brian Kemp ... best boy
Peter MacDonald ... camera operator
Douglas Milsome ... camera operator: second unit (as Doug Milsome)
Eamonn O'Keeffe ... second assistant camera (as Eamonn D.O'Keeffe)
Toby Phillips ... steadicam operator
Andrew Shields ... video operator
Andy Arnautov ... electrician (uncredited)
Michael Connor ... focus puller: second unit (uncredited)
Billy Malone ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Ray Potter ... gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Jack De Palma ... assistant: Cis Corman (as Jack DePalma)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Keith Morton ... wardrobe master
Sue Wain ... wardrobe mistress

Location Management

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Jim Brennan ... location manager
William Lang ... location manager

Music Department

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Roy Benson ... assistant music editor
Alan Bergman ... lyricist
Marilyn Bergman ... lyricist
George Brand ... music editor
Robin Clarke ... music editor
Keith Grant ... music mixer
Michael Lea ... musician: double bass
Michel Legrand ... conductor / orchestrator
Barbra Streisand ... stager: musical sequences (as Ms. Streisand)
Emmanuel Fischer ... music arranger (uncredited)
Skaila Kanga ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Thomas Vicari ... music scoring mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Zelda Barron ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Roy Clarke ... unit driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Barbara Allen ... production coordinator
Pamela Allen ... assistant to producer
Michael Bloom ... technical consultant
Shimeon Brisman ... technical consultant
Judi Bunn ... production secretary (as Judith Bunn)
Allen Burry ... publicity coordinator
Renata Buser ... assistant: Ms. Streisand
Vladmir Cajahamel ... supervisor: Czechoslovakia
Tony Czech ... supervisor: Czechoslovakia
Lucjan Dobroszycki ... technical consultant (as Dr. Lucjan Dobroszycki)
Rick Edelstein ... special consultant
Laura Geller ... technical consultant (as Rabbi Laura Geller)
Jan Gerstel ... production assistant
Jo Gregory ... production accountant
Linda Gregory ... assistant accountant
Louis Jacobs ... technical consultant (as Dr. Louis Jacobs)
Daniel Lapin ... technical consultant (as Rabbi Daniel Lapin)
Gillian Lynne ... choreographer: wedding dance
Pat Newcomb ... publicity consultant
Oldrich Okaj ... supervisor: Czechoslovakia
Rudolf Prokes ... supervisor: Czechoslovakia (as Rudi Prokes)
Harry Rabinowicz ... technical consultant (as Rabbi Dr. Harry Rabinowicz)
Mila Radova ... supervisor: Czechoslovakia
Patric Scott ... publicity assistant
Chaim Seidler-Feller ... technical consultant (as Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller)
Kim Skalecki ... production secretary
Karel Skop ... supervisor: Czechoslovakia
Lee Solters ... publicity consultant
Joshua Waletzky ... technical consultant (as Josh Waletzky)
Joan Washington ... dialogue coach
Adam Samuelson ... louma crane technician (uncredited)

Thanks

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Valentine Sherry ... special thanks
Emanuel Streisand ... dedicatee (as My Father)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Eastern Europe, 1904. A Jewish woman, Yentl, has a thirst for knowledge but is prohibited from learning due to the restrictions of her religion. When her father dies, she sets off to increase her knowledge, posing as a man in order to gain admission to a Jewish religious school. Written by grantss

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Taglines In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask why? See more »
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Also Known As
  • 愛のイエントル (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Jentl (Finland)
  • 楊朵 (Taiwan)
  • Йентл (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Γεντλ (Greece)
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Runtime
  • 133 min
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Budget $12,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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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. See more »
Goofs The final scene (on the ship) begins with a child supposedly reading a book, while pointing with a finger on the lines of text. The book is in Hebrew; yet, the child's finger goes from left to write. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Yentl/Scarface/Mickey's Christmas Carol/Amityville 3-D (1983). See more »
Soundtracks Where Is It Written? See more »
Crazy Credits At the very end of the closing credits: This film is dedicated to my father... and to all our fathers. See more »
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.
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