Liberty Heights

Liberty Heights
1999
★★★☆☆ 6.6/10
⏱️ 127 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
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.

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Crew

Director
Barry Levinson
Writer
Barry Levinson
Producer
Barry Levinson, Patrick McCormick, Paula Weinstein

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Spring Creek Pictures, Baltimore Pictures

Keywords

high schooljewish lifebaltimore, usacoming of ageantisemitisminterracial relationshipracismwaspsemi autobiographicaljewish family