Yentl

Yentl is a romantic musical drama film that is based on the play of Leah Napolin & Isaac Bashevis Singer that is based on Isaac's short story "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy."

The film was released on November 18, 1983 by United Artists through MGM.

It is about a girl from Poland in the early 20th century whose dresses like a man in order to attend a Jewish religious school after her father dies.

Barbra portrays the lead role of Yentl Mendel.