
Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
- 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.
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
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
Self - Philosopher
- Khaled Furani
Khaled Furani
Self - Anthropologist
- Yehuda Bauer
Yehuda Bauer
Self - Historian
- Adi Ophir
Adi Ophir
Self - Philosopher

Roger Errera
Self - Journalist
- Edna Brocke
Edna Brocke
Self - Arendt's Niece

Adolf Eichmann
Self - Nazi War Criminal (archive footage)
- Gideon Hausnet
Gideon Hausnet
Self - Eichmann's Prosecutor (archive footage)

Hannah Arendt
Self - Political Philosopher (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Hans Jonas
Hans Jonas
Self - Arendt's Friend (archive footage)

Hermann Göring
Self - Politician (archive footage)
- Otto Ohlendorf
Otto Ohlendorf
Self - Nazi War Criminal (archive footage)
- Martin Heidegger
Martin Heidegger
Self - Philosopher (archive footage)















