Yentl
In a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?"
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.
- Director
- Barbra Streisand
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $30M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Yentl returned 2.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $12M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $30M
- Release date
- Nov 18, 1983
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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