CREDITS

United Artists Presents BARBRA STREISAND in A Barwood Film "YENTL"
MANDY PATINKIN  AMY IRVING
Screenplay by JACK ROSENTHAL and BARBRA STREISAND
Based on YENTL THE YESHIVA BOY by ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER
Music by MICHEL LEGRAND Lyrics by ALAN & MARILYN BERGMAN
Executive Producer LARRY DE WAAY Co-Producer RUSTY LEMORANDE
Produced and Directed by BARBRA STREISAND

CAST
Barbra Streisand  Yentl/Anshel
Mandy Patinkin  Avigdor
Amy Irving   Hadass
Nehemiah Persoff  Reb Mendel ("Papa")
Steven Hill   Reb Alter Vishkower
Allan Corduner  Shimmele
Ruth Goring   Esther Rachel
David DeKeyser  Rabbi Zalman
Bernard Spear  Tailor
Doreen Mantle  Mrs. Shaemen
Lynda Barron  Pesche
Jack Lynn   Bookseller
Anna Tzelniker  Mrs. Kovner
Miriam Margolyes  Sarah
Mary Henry   Mrs. Jacobs
Robbie Barnett  Tailor's Assistant
Ian Sears   David
Frank Baker   Village Student
Anthony Rubes   Village Student
Renata Buser   Mrs. Shaeman's Daughter
Kerry Shale   Yeshiva Student
Gary Brown   Yeshiva Student
Peter Whitman   Yeshiva Student
Danny Brainin   Yeshiva Student
Jonathan Tafler   Yeshiva Student
Teddy Kempner   Yeshiva Student

Additional Production
David Watkin  Director of Photography
Peter MacDonald   Camera Operator
Roy Walker   Production Designer
Terry Rawlings   Film Editor
Judy Moorcroft   Costume Designer
Cis Corman  Casting
Zelda Barron  Script Supervisor
Michel Legrand   Music Orchestrator/Conductor
Gillian Lynne   Wedding Dance Choreographer
Barbra Streisand   Musical Sequence Staging
Barrie Melrose  Production Supervisor
Steve Lanning  First Assistant Director
Peter Waller  Second Assistant Director
Leslie Tomkins   Art Director
Tessa Davies   Set Decorator
David Hildyard   Sound Mixer

Major Awards & Nominations
Best Art Direction (nominee)Tessa Davies
Leslie Tomkins
Roy Walker
Oscar (AMPAS)
Best Original Score (winner)Michel Legrand
Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
Oscar (AMPAS)
Best Original Song (nominee)"Papa, Can You Hear Me?" by
Michel Legrand
Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
Oscar (AMPAS)
Best Original Song (nominee)"The Way He Makes Me Feel" by
Michel Legrand
Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
Oscar (AMPAS)
Best Supporting Actress (nominee)Amy Irving Oscar (AMPAS)
Best Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical) (winner)Yentl (producers: Streisand, Lemorande, De Waay)Golden Globe (Hollywood Foreign Press Association)
Best Director, Motion Picture Comedy/Musical (winner)Barbra StreisandGolden Globe (Hollywood Foreign Press Association)
Best Actress, Motion Picture Comedy/Musical (nominee)Barbra StreisandGolden Globe (Hollywood Foreign Press Association)
Best Actor, Motion Picture Comedy/Musical (nominee)Mandy PatinkinGolden Globe (Hollywood Foreign Press Association)
Best Original Song, Motion Picture Comedy/Musical (nominee)"The Way He Makes Me Feel" by
Michel Legrand
Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
Golden Globe (Hollywood Foreign Press Association)
Best Original Score, Motion Picture Comedy/Musical (nominee)Michel Legrand
Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
Golden Globe (Hollywood Foreign Press Association)



Yentl: 15 Years © 1998-2009 Mark Iskowitz

03 Feb 2009


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