Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

7.4128 min
DocumentaryHistory

Overview

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 6/30/2015

Runtime: 128 min

Top Cast

Aharon Appelfeld

Aharon Appelfeld

Self - Writer

Judith Butler

Judith Butler

Self - Philosopher

Roger Errera

Roger Errera

Self - Journalist

Adolf Eichmann

Adolf Eichmann

Self - Nazi War Criminal (archive footage)

Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt

Self - Political Philosopher (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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