Drama · United States of America · 1999 · 2h 7m

Liberty Heights

Director

Cast

Adrien Brody as Van Kurtzman Ben Foster as Ben Kurtzman Orlando Jones as Little Melvin Bebe Neuwirth as Ada Kurtzman Joe Mantegna as Nate Kurtzman David Krumholtz as Yussel

Crew

Christopher Doyle — Director of Photography Stu Linder — Editor Andrea Morricone — Original Music Composer Barry Levinson — Writer Barry Levinson — Producer Paula Weinstein — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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