Barbra Streisand Yentl, Anshel Director, Actor, Screenwriter, Producer Mandy Patinkin Avigdor Actor Amy Irving Hadass Actor Nehemiah Persoff Reb Mendel 'Papa' Actor Steven Hill Reb Alter Vishkower Actor Allan Corduner Shimmele Actor Ruth Goring Esther Rachel Actor David de Keyser Rabbi Zalman Actor Bernard Spear Tailor Actor Doreen Mantle Mrs. Shaemen Actor Lynda Baron Peshe Actor Jack Lynn Bookseller Actor Anna Tzelniker Mrs. Kovner Actor Miriam Margolyes Sarah Actor Mary Henry Mrs. Jacobs Actor Robbie Barnett Tailor's Assistant Actor Ian Sears David Actor Jack Rosenthal Screenwriter Rusty Lemorande Producer Larry DeWaay Executive Producer David Watkin Cinematographer Terry Rawlings Film Editing Michel Legrand Original Music Roy Walker Production Design Leslie Tomkins Art Director Tessa Davies Set Decoration Judy Moorcroft Costume Design Cis Corman Casting