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Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

74% | Jun 30, 2015 | Documentary, History

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.

Featured Crew

Ada Ushpiz
Writer
John Wilson
Original Music Composer

Cast

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

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