Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.
RBG
“Hero. Icon. Dissenter.”
Overview
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.
Director
Betsy West
Revenue
2.0M
Status
Released
Production
CNN Films, Storyville Films
Cast
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Self
Jane C. Ginsburg
Self
James Steven Ginsburg
Self
Nina Totenberg
Self
Clara Spera
Self
Gloria Steinem
Self
Bill Clinton
Self
Sharron Frontiero
Self
Orrin Hatch
Self
Lilly Ledbetter
Self
Stephen Wiesenfeld
Self
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage)
Sandra Day O'Connor
Self (archive footage)
David H. Souter
Self (archive footage)
Clarence Thomas
Self (archive footage)
John Paul Stevens
Self (archive footage)
Harry A. Blackmun
Self (archive footage)
John Roberts
Self (archive footage)
Samuel Alito
Self (archive footage)
Joseph McCarthy
Self (uncredited)
Antonin Scalia
Self - U.S. Supreme Court Justice
The Notorious B.I.G.
Self
Stephen Breyer
Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw
Self (archive footage)
Katie Couric
Self (archive footage)
Peter Jennings
Self (archive footage)
Colin Jost
Self (footage from Saturday Night Live) (archive footage)
Anthony M. Kennedy
Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)
Ted Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Rush Limbaugh
Self (archive footage)
Rachel Maddow
Self (archive footage)
Joseph McCarthy
Self (archive footage)
Sandra Day O'Connor
Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)
William Rehnquist
Self (archive footage)
David H. Souter
Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)
Lesley Stahl
Self (footage from 60 Minutes) (archive footage)
George Stephanopoulos
Self (archive footage)
Clarence Thomas
Self - Supreme Court Justice (archive footage)
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