William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

The story of controversial civil rights lawyer William Kunstler as told by his daughters.

6.1(9 votes)
2009
1h 25m
Documentary

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.”

Production

Off Center Media, Oscilloscope

Cast

William Kunstler

William Kunstler

Self (archive footage)

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