The read
Every source lands within 3 points of the others.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic68/100
271 audience votes
Key crew
- Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
- Barbra StreisandScreenplay
- Barbra StreisandDirector
- Jack RosenthalScreenplay
Cast
- Barbra StreisandYentl
- Mandy PatinkinAvigdor
- Amy IrvingHadass
- Nehemiah PersoffRebbe Mendel
- Steven HillReb Alter Vishkower
- Allan CordunerShimmele
- Ruth GoringEsther Rachel
- David de KeyserRabbi Zalman
- Bernard SpearTailor
- Doreen MantleMrs. Shaemen
- Lynda BaronPeshe
- Jack LynnBookseller
Stills
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Themes
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