Yentl (1983)

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PG | 2 hr 14 mins | Drama, Musical, Period, Religion | Released: 11/18/1983

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Synopsis:

A young Eastern European woman, circa 1904, disguises herself as a boy in order to pursue her passion for studying holy scripture.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/18/1983

Studio	Credit
MGM/UA Entertainment Company	Studio
Director	Credit
Barbra Streisand	Director
Cast	Credit
Barbra Streisand	Yentl
Mandy Patinkin	Avigdor
Amy Irving	Hadass
Nehemiah Persoff	Papa--Reb Mendel
Steven Hill	Reb Alter Vishkower
Alan Corduner	Shimmele
Ruth Goring	Esther Rachel
David DeKeyser	Rabbi Zalman
Bernard Spear	Tailor
Doreen Mantle	Mrs Shaemen
Lynda Barron	Pesche
Jack Lynn	Bookseller
Anna Tzelniker	Mrs Kovner
Miriam Margolyes	Sarah
Mary Henry	Mrs Jacobs
Robbie Barnett	Tailor's Assistant
Ian Sears	David
Frank Baker	Village Student
Anthony Rubes	Village Student
Renata Buser	Mrs Shaemen's Daughter
Kerry Shale	Yeshiva Student
Gary Brown	Yeshiva Student
Peter Whitman	Yeshiva Student
Danny Brainin	Yeshiva Student
Jonathan Tafler	Yeshiva Student
Teddy Kempner	Yeshiva Student
Production Credits	Credit
Larry DeWaay	Executive Producer
Rusty LeMorande	Co-Producer
Barbra Streisand	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Ladbroke Entertainments	Production Company
Barwood Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
MGM Distribution Company	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
MGM/UA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Czechoslovakia
Writer	Credit
Isaac Bashevis Singer	From Story
Jack Rosenthal	Screenplay
Barbra Streisand	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Tessa Davies	Set Decorator
Leslie Tomkins	Art Director - art direction
Roy Walker	Production Designer
Casting	Credit
Cis Corman	Casting
Choreography	Credit
Gillian Lynne	Choreographer - choreography
Film Camera	Credit
Andrew Shields	Video - video operator
Gordon Hayman	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
David James	Photography - stills
Garrett Brown	Steadicam Operator
David Watkin	Director of Photography
Toby F Phillips	Steadicam Operator
Douglas Milsome	Camera Operator - camera operator 2nd unit (2nd Unit)
Peter MacDonald	Camera Operator
Music	Credit
Michel Legrand	Orchestrations
Michel Legrand	Music
Robin Clarke	Music Editor
Alan Bergman	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
Marilyn Bergman	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
George Brand	Music Editor
Michel Legrand	Music - music director
Production Management	Credit
Steve Lanning	Assistant Director
Jim Brennan	Location Manager
Hillary Anne Ripps	Post-Production Coordinator
Barrie Melrose	Production Supervisor
Barbara Allen	Production Coordinator
Zelda Barron	Script Supervisor
Peter Waller	Assistant Director
Pamela Parker	Post-Production Coordinator
William Lang	Location Manager
Steven Harding	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Allen Burry	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
Jim Shields	Sound Editor
David Hildyard	Sound - sound recording
Keith Grant	Sound - sound recording
Bill Rowe	Sound - sound rerecording
Visual Effects	Credit
Alan Whibley	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Wally Schneiderman	Makeup
Judy Moorcroft	Costumes
Keith Morton	Wardrobe
Colin Jamison	Hair - hairstyles
Beryl Lerman	Makeup
Sue Wain	Wardrobe

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