Liberty Heights (1999)2h07
Drama
Director Barry Levinson (6.4 avg)
Also directed Rain Man, Sleepers, Good Morning, Vietnam, and 30 more
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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Cast
Adrien Brody
Ben Foster
Orlando Jones
Bebe Neuwirth
Joe Mantegna
David Krumholtz
Rebekah Johnson
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