Mighty Ira (2020)
1h 39m
Running Time
October 9, 2020Release Date
Plot.
Ira is one of America's unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As his generation retires from the barricades, Ira reminisces on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans.
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Cast & Crew.
Ira Glasser
Self
William F. Buckley Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Chris Maltby
Director
Nico Perrino
Director
Noam Dworman
Self
Aaron Reese
Director
Rudolph Giuliani
Self
Michael Kinsley
Self
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
civil liberties
free speech
Wiki.
Mighty Ira is a 2020 documentary film by Nico Perrino, Aaron Reese, and Chris Maltby. The film profiles the life and career of Ira Glasser, who was executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from 1978 to 2001.
The movie focuses on Glasser's advocacy for free speech and racial justice, as well as his defense of the rights of neo-Nazis to rally in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, Illinois in the 1970s, which at the time was home to many Holocaust survivors. It also covers Glasser's unlikely friendship with William F. Buckley Jr. and his upbringing as a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team.