• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1983-11-18
  • Runtime132 minutes
  • TaglineIn a time when the world of study belonged only to men, there lived a girl who dared to ask..."why?"
  • Revenue30,400,000$
  • GenreMusic, Drama, Romance
  • Production
    CompaniesLadbroke, United Artists, Barwood Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Budget12,000,000$

Movie 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.

Casts

Barbra Streisand

Mandy Patinkin

Amy Irving

Nehemiah Persoff

Steven Hill

Allan Corduner

David de Keyser

Bernard Spear

Doreen Mantle

Lynda Baron

Miriam Margolyes

Ian Sears

Kerry Shale

Danny Brainin

Jonathan Tafler