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Yentl

Yentl

Nov 18, 1983
132 min
MusicDramaRomance
6.7/ 10
253 votes

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.7/10
253 votes
IMDB
6.6/10
16,321 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
68/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

Financial performance and accolades

Box Office & Budget

Budget$12,000,000Production cost
Box Office$30,400,000Worldwide gross
Profit$18,400,000Profitable
ROI
+153.3%Return on investment
US Box Office$40,218,899Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 17 nominations total

Details

Production information

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$30,400,000

Production Companies

LadbrokeUnited ArtistsBarwood Films

Cast & Crew

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