| Mighty Ira | |
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| Directed by | Nico Perrino, Aaron Reese, Chris Maltby |
| Distributed by | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
Mighty Ira is a 2020 documentary film by Nico Perrino, Aaron Reese, and Chris Maltby.[1][2] 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.[3]
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.[4][5] It also covers Glasser's unlikely friendship with William F. Buckley Jr. and his upbringing as a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team.[6][7]
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- ^ "Mighty Ira - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ Fagerholm, Matt. "Mighty Ira movie review & film summary (2020) | Roger Ebert". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ Hoffman, Jordan. "Film explores why a Jewish former ACLU head defended Nazis' right to free speech". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ Wright, Aubrey. "'Mighty Ira' exemplifies import of civil liberties". Columbus Jewish News. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "43 years after Skokie, Ira Glasser is still fighting for free speech". The Forward. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ ""Mighty Ira:" A Documentary About The Man Who Defined American Civil Liberties". News. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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