Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

7.3 /10 16 votes
June 30, 2015 2h 8m Released

Storyline

The life and work of German political philosopher of Jewish descent Hannah Arendt (1906-75), who caused a stir when she coined a subversive concept, the banality of evil, in her 1963 book on the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann (1906-62), held in Israel in 1961, which she covered for the New Yorker magazine.

Key Information

Director Ada Ushpiz
Writers Ada Ushpiz, Holger Preuße
Studio AU Films
Rating 7.3/10
Language EN

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Cast & Crew

Alison Darcy

Hannah Arendt (voice)

Richard Bernstein

Self - Arendt's Friend

Jerome Kohn

Self - Arendt's Assistant

Steven Asheim

Self - Professor

Aharon Appelfeld

Aharon Appelfeld

Self - Writer

Leon Botstein

Self - Arendt's Student

Idith Zertal

Self - Historian

Ramin Jahanbegloo

Self - Iranian Dissident

Gertrude Heidegger

Self - Heidegger's Granddaughter

Emmanuel Faye

Self - Philosopher

Deborah Lipstadt

Self - Historian

Judith Butler

Judith Butler

Self - Philosopher

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Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt was released on June 30, 2015.

The runtime of Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt is 2h 8m.

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt is a Documentary, History movie.

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 on TMDB.

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt was directed by Ada Ushpiz.

The main cast of Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt includes Alison Darcy, Richard Bernstein, Jerome Kohn.

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt is originally in English.