William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 2, 2009

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

61%

Original Title

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

Production Companies

Off Center Media, Oscilloscope

Director

Sarah Kunstler

Description

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.”