Liberty Heights
Liberty Heights
Release: 1999-11-17
·Runtime: 127m
·★ 6.6
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Adrien Brody
as Van Kurtzman
Joe Mantegna
as Nate Kurtzman
Shane West
as Ted
Charley Scalies
as Louie
Christina DeRosa
as Student (uncredited)
Vincent Guastaferro
as Pete, Nate's Assistant
James Pickens Jr.
as Sylvia's Father
Kiersten Warren
as Annie the Stripper
Kevin Sussman
as Alan Joseph Zuckerman
Evan Neumann
as Sheldon
Susan Duvall
as Teacher #2
Orlando Jones
as Little Melvin
Richard Kline
as Charlie, Nate's Assistant
Cloie Wyatt Taylor
as Gail
Katie Finneran
as Mrs. Johnson
Stacy Keibler
as Extra (uncredited)
Ben Foster
as Ben Kurtzman
Carolyn Murphy
as Dubbie the Blonde
Misha Collins
as Guy (uncredited)
David Krumholtz
as Yussel
Rebekah Johnson
as Sylvia
Justin Chambers
as Trey Tobelseted
Anthony Anderson
as Scribbles
Ralph Tabakin
as Phil
Bebe Neuwirth
as Ada Kurtzman
Elizabeth Ann Bennett
as Mary
Jake Hoffman
as Turk
Gideon Jacobs
as Ben Kurtzman - Age 8
Crew
Jerry Mitchell
Choreographer
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paula Weinstein
Producer
Barry Levinson
Director, Writer, Producer
Michael Haley
Associate Producer, First Assistant Director
Shawnna Thibodeau
Stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator
Peter Epstein
Stunts
Christopher Doyle
Director of Photography
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Alan E. Muraoka
Art Direction
Andrea Morricone
Original Music Composer