Yentl (1983)

Released: 1983-11-18 Duration: 2hr 12min

Genres: Music Drama Romance

Rating 6.6

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

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Ladbroke

United Artists

Barwood Films

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Additional Info

Budget	$12,000,000.00
Revenue	$30,400,000.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	10.377

Directed By

Barbra Streisand

Crew

Director
Barbra Streisand

Screenplay
Barbra Streisand

Screenplay
Jack Rosenthal

Executive Producer
Larry DeWaay

Producer
Rusty Lemorande

Producer
Barbra Streisand

Original Music Composer
Michel Legrand

Director of Photography
David Watkin

Editor
Terry Rawlings

Production Design
Roy Walker

Author
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Songs
Michel Legrand

Lyricist
Alan Bergman

Lyricist
Marilyn Bergman

Production Design
Leslie Tomkins

Casting
Cis Corman

Art Direction
Leslie Tomkins

Set Decoration
Tessa Davies

Costume Design
Judy Moorcroft

Hairdresser
Colin Jamison

Hairdresser
Jan Jamison

Makeup Artist
Beryl Lerman

Makeup Artist
Wally Schneiderman

Third Assistant Director
Steve Harding

First Assistant Director
Steve Lanning

Second Assistant Director
Peter Waller

Third Assistant Director
Derek Harrington

Second Unit Director
Rusty Lemorande

Assistant Director
Mirek Lux

Second Assistant Director
Charles Marriott

Assistant Director
Zdeněk Troška

Sound Engineer
Tim Blackham

Sound Mixer
David Hildyard

ADR Mixer
Bill Rowe

ADR Editor
Jim Shields

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Aaron Rochin

Sound Recordist
Philip Rogers

Special Effects
Alan Whibley

Steadicam Operator
Garrett Brown

Camera Operator
Peter MacDonald

Camera Operator
Douglas Milsome

Steadicam Operator
Toby Phillips

Props
Paul Bradburn

Painter
George Dean

Painter
John Roberts

Still Photographer
David James

TOP CAST

Milena Glogarová

Woman on the Charles Bridge (uncredited)

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