William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
“The story of controversial civil rights lawyer William Kunstler as told by his daughters.”
William Kunstler was one of the most famous lawyers of the 20th century. His clients included Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Phillip and Daniel Berrigan, Abbie Hoffman, H. Rap Brown, Stokely Carmichael, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and Leonard Peltier. Filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler explore their father’s life, from middle-class family man, to movement lawyer, to “the most hated lawyer in America.”
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Cast
29 people
William Kunstler
Self (archive footage)
Also in
The Doors
We Can't Go Home Again
Emily Kunstler
Martina Radwan
Herman Badillo
Herman Badillo
Tracy Bunting
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Known for
Bobby
Carmen Jones
Brett Wiley
Sarah Kunstler
Vanessa Hope
Also in
Adventureland
Chain
Clyde Bellecourt
Clyde Bellecourt
Susan Korda
Shahzad Ismaily
Emily Kunstler Director · Sarah Kunstler Director Shahzad Ismaily Composer
Worldwide gross $46K · United States release June 2, 2009 · Produced in United States
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$46,078
Production
Off Center Media
Production
Oscilloscope
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 2, 2009
Theatrical
France
September 6, 2009 · Deauville American Film Festival
Poland
November 26, 2009 · Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
Sweden
March 8, 2012 · Tempo Documentary Festival
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