Yentl
Back to browse
67% Critic Match

Yentl

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

6.7 / 10 1983 2h 12mPG English
MusicDramaRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Yentl

Lead
Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Avigdor

Amy Irving

Amy Irving

Hadass

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Rebbe Mendel

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Reb Alter Vishkower

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Shimmele

RG

Ruth Goring

Esther Rachel

David de Keyser

David de Keyser

Rabbi Zalman

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Barbra Streisand's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Yentl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker