Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
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.
Release Date: 2015-06-30
Documentary
History
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Official website: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film/vitaactivathespiritofhannaharendt
Casts
Aharon Appelfeld
as Self - Writer
Judith Butler
as Self - Philosopher
Roger Errera
as Self - Journalist
Adolf Eichmann
as Self - Nazi War Criminal (archive footage)
Hannah Arendt
as Self - Political Philosopher (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
