Liberty Heights

• 6.8 Drama
• 1999-11-17
• 127 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writer:

Barry Levinson