Liberty Heights

Liberty Heights is a 1999 American comedy-drama film 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 white, 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
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBarry Levinson
Written byBarry Levinson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Doyle
Edited byStu Linder
Music byAndrea Morricone
Production
company
Baltimore/Spring Creek Pictures
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 17, 1999 (1999-11-17) (United States)
Running time
127 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11 million
Box office$3.7 million

It is the fourth of Levinson's tetralogy "Baltimore Films", set in his hometown during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: Diner (1982), Tin Men (1987) and Avalon (1990).

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