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Liberty Heights

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Liberty Heights

Nov 17, 1999

2h 7m

★ 6.7

You're only young once, but you remember forever.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Spring Creek Pictures

Baltimore Pictures

Cast

Adrien Brody

Van Kurtzman

Adrien Brody

Ben Foster

Ben Kurtzman

Ben Foster

Orlando Jones

Little Melvin

Orlando Jones

Bebe Neuwirth

Ada Kurtzman

Bebe Neuwirth

Joe Mantegna

Nate Kurtzman

Joe Mantegna

David Krumholtz

Yussel

David Krumholtz

Rebekah Johnson

Sylvia

Rebekah Johnson

Richard Kline

Charlie, Nate's Assistant

Richard Kline

Vincent Guastaferro

Pete, Nate's Assistant

Vincent Guastaferro

Justin Chambers

Trey Tobelseted

Justin Chambers

Carolyn Murphy

Dubbie the Blonde

Carolyn Murphy

James Pickens Jr.

Sylvia's Father

James Pickens Jr.

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