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Yentl

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Yentl Mendel, whose thirst for knowledge is inhibited by Jewish custom, has privately studied with her rabbi father. When he dies, she is determined to continue her studies so she disguises herself as a boy in order to gain admission to a yeshiva.

Romantic drama with music. Show less

Contributors

Hadass:
Amy Irving
Reb Mendel "Papa":
Nehemiah Persoff
Reb Alter Vishkower:
Steven Hill
Esther Rachel:
Ruth Goring

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