Liberty Heights

127 min 1999 Published on, 1 year ago

6.8

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.

Country

United States

Genre

Drama

Released

17 Nov, 1999

Main Cast

Adrien Brody , Ben Foster , Orlando Jones , Bebe Neuwirth , Joe Mantegna

Supporting Cast

David Krumholtz , Rebekah Johnson , Richard Kline , Vincent Guastaferro , Justin Chambers

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