Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Alison Darcy

Alison DarcyHannah Arendt (voice)

Richard Bernstein

Richard BernsteinSelf - Arendt's Friend

Jerome Kohn

Jerome KohnSelf - Arendt's Assistant

Steven Asheim

Steven AsheimSelf - Professor

Aharon AppelfeldSelf - Writer

Leon Botstein

Leon BotsteinSelf - Arendt's Student

Idith Zertal

Idith ZertalSelf - Historian

Ramin Jahanbegloo

Ramin JahanbeglooSelf - Iranian Dissident

Gertrude Heidegger

Gertrude HeideggerSelf - Heidegger's Granddaughter

Emmanuel Faye

Emmanuel FayeSelf - Philosopher

Deborah Lipstadt

Deborah LipstadtSelf - Historian

Judith ButlerSelf - Philosopher