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Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (2015)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 2H 8M

Director : Ada Ushpiz

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Alison Darcy
Alison Darcy
Hannah Arendt (voice)
Richard Bernstein
Richard Bernstein
Self - Arendt's Friend
Jerome Kohn
Jerome Kohn
Self - Arendt's Assistant
Steven Asheim
Steven Asheim
Self - Professor
Aharon Appelfeld
Aharon Appelfeld
Self - Writer
Leon Botstein
Leon Botstein
Self - Arendt's Student
Idith Zertal
Idith Zertal
Self - Historian
Ramin Jahanbegloo
Ramin Jahanbegloo
Self - Iranian Dissident
Gertrude Heidegger
Gertrude Heidegger
Self - Heidegger's Granddaughter
Emmanuel Faye
Emmanuel Faye
Self - Philosopher
Deborah Lipstadt
Deborah Lipstadt
Self - Historian
Judith Butler
Judith Butler
Self - Philosopher
Khaled Furani
Khaled Furani
Self - Anthropologist
Yehuda Bauer
Yehuda Bauer
Self - Historian
Adi Ophir
Adi Ophir
Self - Philosopher
Roger Errera
Roger Errera
Self - Journalist
Edna Brocke
Edna Brocke
Self - Arendt's Niece
Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann
Self - Nazi War Criminal (archive footage)
Gideon Hausnet
Gideon Hausnet
Self - Eichmann's Prosecutor (archive footage)
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
Self - Political Philosopher (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Hans Jonas
Hans Jonas
Self - Arendt's Friend (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Otto Ohlendorf
Otto Ohlendorf
Self - Nazi War Criminal (archive footage)
Martin Heidegger
Martin Heidegger
Self - Philosopher (archive footage)

Crews

Ada Ushpiz
Ada Ushpiz
Director
Hadas Ayalon
Hadas Ayalon
Editor
Philippe Lavalette
Philippe Lavalette
Director of Photography
John Wilson
John Wilson
Original Music Composer
Ada Ushpiz
Ada Ushpiz
Writer
Ada Ushpiz
Ada Ushpiz
Producer
Ina Fichman
Ina Fichman
Producer
Itai Neeman
Itai Neeman
Director of Photography
German Gutierrez
German Gutierrez
Director of Photography
Michel Lambert
Michel Lambert
Sound Designer
Christine Rocheleau
Christine Rocheleau
Associate Producer
Hedva Goldschmidt
Hedva Goldschmidt
Executive Producer
Stefan Pannen
Stefan Pannen
Executive Producer
Holger Preuße
Holger Preuße
Creative Producer
Holly Dressel
Holly Dressel
Researcher
Ama Lorenz
Ama Lorenz
Researcher
Rina Rosh
Rina Rosh
Researcher
Yuval Shapira
Yuval Shapira
Researcher
Sabine Rollberg
Sabine Rollberg
Commissioning Editor

Trailers and other movies

Official US Trailer

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