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Yentl

Yentl

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 18, 1983

Runtime

2h 12m

Genres

Music, Drama, Romance

User Score

66%

Original Title

Yentl

Production Companies

Ladbroke, United Artists, Barwood Films

Director

Barbra Streisand

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$30,400,000

Description

Rebbe Mendel is a single father who teaches the Talmud, a sacred text of Judaism, to the boys of his small Polish town. Behind closed doors, he also instructs his daughter, Yentl, despite the fact that girls are forbidden to study religious scripture. When Yentl's father dies, she still has a strong desire to learn about her faith -- so she disguises herself as a male, enrolls in a religious school, and unexpectedly finds love along the way.