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