Liberty Heights (1999)
2h 7m
Running Time
November 17, 1999Release Date
Liberty Heights (1999)
2h 7m
Running Time
November 17, 1999Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during the 1950s. As teenaged Ben completes high school, he falls for Sylvia, a black classmate, creating inevitable tensions. Meanwhile, Ben's brother, Van, attends college and becomes smitten with a mysterious woman while their father tries to maintain his burlesque business.
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Cast & Crew.

Adrien Brody
Van Kurtzman

Ben Foster
Ben Kurtzman

Orlando Jones
Little Melvin

Bebe Neuwirth
Ada Kurtzman

Joe Mantegna
Nate Kurtzman

David Krumholtz
Yussel

Rebekah Johnson
Sylvia

Richard Kline
Charlie, Nate's Assistant

Vincent Guastaferro
Pete, Nate's Assistant

Justin Chambers
Trey Tobelseted

Carolyn Murphy
Dubbie the Blonde

James Pickens Jr.
Sylvia's Father

Frania Rubinek
Grandma Rose

Anthony Anderson
Scribbles

Kiersten Warren
Annie the Stripper

Shane West
Ted

Cloie Wyatt Taylor
Gail

Kevin Sussman
Alan Joseph Zuckerman

Katie Finneran
Mrs. Johnson

Jake Hoffman
Turk

Kathleen Chopin
CastingDirector

Gideon Jacobs
Ben Kurtzman - Age 8

Debra Zane
CastingDirector

Evan Neumann
Sheldon

Charley Scalies
Louie

Susan Duvall
Teacher #2

Elizabeth Ann Bennett
Mary

Misha Collins
Guy (uncredited)

Christina DeRosa
Student (uncredited)

Stacy Keibler
Extra (uncredited)

Gerry Rosenthal
Murray

Ralph Tabakin
Phil

Barry Levinson
Writer / Director / Producer

Michael Haley
Associate Producer / First Assistant Director

Amy Solan
Associate Producer

Shawnna Thibodeau
Stunts

G.A. Aguilar
Stunts

Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator

Peter Epstein
Stunts

Jerry Mitchell
Choreographer

John Quaglia
Key Hair Stylist

Christopher Doyle
Director of Photography

Gloria Gresham
Costume Design

Eileen Barrett
Hairstylist

Ellen Chenoweth
Casting

Patricia Regan
Makeup Artist

Gina W. Bateman
Makeup Artist

Patrick McCormick
Executive Producer
Media.





Details.
Release DateNovember 17, 1999
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 7m
Content RatingR
Filming LocationsBaltimore, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
baltimore
anti semitism
coming of age
semi autobiographical
1950s
jewish life
high school
interracial relationship
racism
wasp
jewish family
Wiki.
Liberty Heights is a 1999 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. The film is a semi-autobiographical account of his childhood growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s. The film portrays the racial injustices experienced both by the Jewish and African-American populations. Both of Nate Kurtzman's sons find women "prohibited" to them: for Van because he is Jewish, and for Ben because he is white. Their father goes to prison for running a burlesque show with Little Melvin, an African-American and known local drug dealer.
It is the fourth of Levinson's "Baltimore Films", set in his hometown during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s; the first three are Diner (1982), Tin Men (1987) and Avalon (1990).
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