Liberty Heights

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Release date: November 17, 1999
Duration: 127 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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