Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (2015)
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt (2015)
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.

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Alison Darcy Alison Darcy As: Hannah Arendt (voice)
Richard Bernstein Richard Bernstein As: Self - Arendt's Friend
Jerome Kohn Jerome Kohn As: Self - Arendt's Assistant
Steven Asheim Steven Asheim As: Self - Professor
Aharon Appelfeld Aharon Appelfeld As: Self - Writer
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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.


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Details

Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English, Français, Deutsch, עִבְרִית

Release Date: 30 June 2015

Country: CA, DE, IL, SE

Runtime: 128m

Company Credits

Company: AU Films, Intuitive Pictures, WDR, ARTE, ICI RDI, SVT

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Cast

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)

Directed By

Ada Ushpiz

Ada Ushpiz

Director

Writing Credits

Ada Ushpiz

Ada Ushpiz

Writer

Holger Preuße

Holger Preuße

Creative Producer

Production Crew

Christine Rocheleau

Christine Rocheleau

Associate Producer

Hedva Goldschmidt

Hedva Goldschmidt

Executive Producer

Ada Ushpiz

Ada Ushpiz

Producer

Ina Fichman

Ina Fichman

Producer

Stefan Pannen

Stefan Pannen

Executive Producer

Rina Rosh

Rina Rosh

Researcher

Ama Lorenz

Ama Lorenz

Researcher

Holly Dressel

Holly Dressel

Researcher

Yuval Shapira

Yuval Shapira

Researcher

Holger Preuße

Holger Preuße

Producer

Stefan Pannen

Stefan Pannen

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

John Wilson

John Wilson

Original Music Composer

Michel Lambert

Michel Lambert

Sound Designer

Geo Schaller

Geo Schaller

Music

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Itai Neeman

Itai Neeman

Director of Photography

German Gutierrez

German Gutierrez

Director of Photography

Martin Krüger

Martin Krüger

Director of Photography

Aleksey Solodunov

Aleksey Solodunov

Director of Photography

Wong Sung

Wong Sung

Director of Photography

Danor Glazer

Danor Glazer

Director of Photography

Cheung Man Kit

Cheung Man Kit

Director of Photography

Zachary Halberd

Zachary Halberd

Director of Photography

Philippe Lavalette

Philippe Lavalette

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Sabine Rollberg

Sabine Rollberg

Commissioning Editor

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