Liberty Heights


2h 7m 1999

Brief Synopsis

It is Baltimore in 1954 and everything is changing. In this year, school desegregation is happening for the first time, bringing black and white children from different neighborhoods into the same classrooms. In this year, the dawning of rock'n'roll is giving teenagers their first slice of a musical

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 7m

Synopsis

It is Baltimore in 1954 and everything is changing. In this year, school desegregation is happening for the first time, bringing black and white children from different neighborhoods into the same classrooms. In this year, the dawning of rock'n'roll is giving teenagers their first slice of a musical world that will become uniquely their own. In this year, the influx of automobiles becomes a powerful force in America, allowing people the mobility and privacy to travel at will--to see things right in their own hometown that were previously unknown to them. And in this year, the Kurtzman family developed a newly heightened understanding of what it means to be Jewish in a rapidly growing world in this story which examines the changing times of the mid-1950s and issues of race, class and religious distinction as seen through the eyes of a particular American family.

Crew

Robert Albertell

Assistant Director

Colin Anderson

Camera Operator

Colin Anderson

Steadicam Operator

Louis Armstrong

Song Performer

Kathleen Ash

Location Coordinator

Eileen Barrett

Hair Stylist

Gina W Bateman

Makeup Artist

Betty Beebe

Makeup Artist

Tony Bennett

Song Performer

Michael Bird

Special Effects Coordinator

Barry Black

Song Performer

Sherri Bramlett

Hair Stylist

James Brown

Song Performer

Steve Cantamessa

Sound Mixer

Ray Charles

Song Performer

Ellen Chenoweth

Casting

Kathleen Chopin

Casting

Bill Cimino

Set Decorator

Leonard Clarke

Location Coordinator

Nat King Cole

Song Performer

Perry Como

Song Performer

Blair Daily

Associate Editor

Blair Daily

Post-Production Supervisor

Enrico Demelis

Music

Christopher Doyle

Director Of Photography

Mary Dumm

Song Performer

Tony Eckert

Foley Mixer

Billy Emerson

Song Performer

Tom Fiffe

Special Effects

Jeff Flach

Location Manager

Mary Ford

Song Performer

Suzanne Fox

Adr Editor

David Gerlach

Special Effects

Gloria Gresham

Costume Designer

J R Grubbs

Sound Effects Editor

Michael Haley

Assistant Director

Michael Haley

Associate Producer

Eric Henriquez

Assistant Director

Lora Hirschberg

Rerecording

Tim Holland

Sound Editor

Tom Johnson

Rerecording

Tracy Kaplan

Casting

Kate Kelly

Production Coordinator

Mitchell Kenney

Costume Supervisor

Cheryl Kinion

Makeup Artist

Mary Helen Leasman

Foley Editor

Barry Levinson

Producer

Barry Levinson

Screenplay

Stu Linder

Editor

Allan Mason

Music Supervisor

Nancy Mccardle

Costume Supervisor

Patrick Mccormick

Executive Producer

Jerry Mitchell

Choreographer

Pat Moran

Casting

Andrea Morricone

Music

Andrea Morricone

Original Music

Andrea Morricone

Music Conductor

Alan Muraoka

Art Director

Patti Page

Song Performer

Conrad Palmisano

Stunt Coordinator

Mandy Patinkin

Song Performer

Les Paul

Song Performer

Vincent Peranio

Production Designer

Luis Perez

Choreographer

Suzana Peric

Music Editor

Carl Perkins

Song Performer

Elvis Presley

Song Performer

Douglas Retzler

Special Effects Coordinator

Brenda Russell

Song Performer

Claire Sanfilippo

Dialogue Editor

Joel Sill

Music Supervisor

Frank Sinatra

Song Performer

Amy Solan

Associate Producer

Jo Stafford

Song Performer

Dennie Thorpe

Foley Artist

Jana Vance

Foley Artist

Fabio Venturi

Music

Lenny Vullo

Unit Production Manager

Tom Waits

Song Performer

Paula Weinstein

Producer

Marshall Winn

Dialogue Editor

Debra Zane

Casting

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 7m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Expanded Release in United States December 10, 1999

Released in United States Fall November 17, 1999

Released in United States on Video June 20, 2000

Released in United States September 2000

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.

Began shooting October 6, 1998.

Completed shooting December 10, 1998.

Released in United States on Video June 20, 2000

Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.)

Released in United States Fall November 17, 1999

Expanded Release in United States December 10, 1999