Liberty Heights
Liberty Heights is a 1999 American comedy-drama movie written and directed by Barry Levinson. The film is a semi-autobiographical account of his childhood growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s. The film portrays the racial injustices experienced both by the Jewish and African-American populations. Both of Nate Kurtzman's sons find women "prohibited" to them: for Van because he is Jewish, and for Ben because he is white. Their father goes to prison for running a burlesque show with Little Melvin, an African-American and known local drug dealer.
| Liberty Heights | |
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| Directed by | Barry Levinson |
| Produced by | Barry Levinson Paula Weinstein |
| Written by | Barry Levinson |
| Starring | Adrien Brody Bebe Neuwirth Joe Mantegna |
| Music by | Andrea Morricone |
| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle |
| Edited by | Stu Linder |
Production company | Baltimore/Spring Creek Pictures |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 127 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million[1] |
| Box office | $3.7 million[1] |
The movie gained positive reviews from critics and holds a 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]
Cast
- Adrien Brody as Van
- Ben Foster as Ben
- Orlando Jones as Little Melvin
- Bebe Neuwirth as Ada
- Joe Mantegna as Nate
- Rebekah Johnson as Sylvia
- David Krumholtz as Yussel
- Justin Chambers as Trey
- Carolyn Murphy as Dubbie
- Kevin Sussman as Alan
- Shane West as Ted
- Anthony Andersos Scribbles
- Elizabeth Ann
- Carlton J Smith as James Brown
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Liberty HeightsBox Office Mojo. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ↑ Liberty HeightsRotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
