Liberty Heights

"You're only young once, but you remember forever."

1999 2h 7m EN

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6.7

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86%

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IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 81🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes●75Metacritic★7IMDB · 7,362

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“You're only young once, but you remember forever.”

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Cast

Adrien Brody
Van Kurtzman
Ben Foster
Ben Kurtzman
Orlando Jones
Little Melvin
Bebe Neuwirth
Ada Kurtzman
Joe Mantegna
Nate Kurtzman
David Krumholtz
Yussel
Rebekah Johnson
Sylvia
Richard Kline
Charlie, Nate's Assistant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Barry Levinson
Writers: Barry Levinson
Languages: Yiddish, German, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Yiddish, German, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Barry Levinson, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrea Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Stu Linder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Adrien Brody and Ben Foster and Orlando Jones carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You're only young once, but you remember forever.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0165859 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Barry Levinson directs. Christopher Doyle behind the camera. Andrea Morricone scores. Stu Linder cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Yiddish, German, English.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Yiddish, German, English.
3Directed by Barry Levinson, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Andrea Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Stu Linder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Adrien Brody and Ben Foster and Orlando Jones carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You're only young once, but you remember forever.".
8IMDB entry: tt0165859 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "high school", "jewish life", "baltimore, usa", "coming of age".