William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (2009)
The story of controversial civil rights lawyer William Kunstler as told by his daughters.
85 min
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.”
- Release date
- June 2, 2009
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Shahzad Ismaily
Trailer
Cast
- Herman Badillo as Self
- Harry Belafonte as Self
- Clyde Bellecourt as Self
- Daniel Berrigan as Self
- Julian Bond as Self
- Jimmy Breslin as Self
- Alan Dershowitz as Self
- Phil Donahue as Self
- Elizabeth M. Fink as Self
Crew
- Fred Hampton · Archive footage
- Emily Kunstler · Director
- Sarah Kunstler · Director
- Susan Korda · Producer
- Emily Kunstler · Producer
- Sarah Kunstler · Producer
- Jesse Moss · Producer
- Shahzad Ismaily · Composer
- Brett Wiley · Cinematographer
- Emily Kunstler · Editor