Hannah Arendt Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Her ideas changed the world.

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Last modified: Sep. 8, 2013

Hannah Arendt

Release Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Limited

Director: Margarethe von Trotta

Starring: Barbara Sukowa • Axel Milberg • Janet McTeer • Julia Jentsch • Ulrich Noethen

N/A Biography 1 hr, 49 m German, English ( Subtitled)

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: A biopic of influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt. Arendt’s reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann in The New Yorker—controversial both for her portrayal of Eichmann and the Jewish councils—introduced her now-famous concept of the “Banality of Evil.”

Biography Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Hannah Arendt.

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Barbara Sukowa
... Hannah Arendt

Vision, Two of Us
A
Axel Milberg
... Heinrich Blücher
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Janet McTeer
... Mary McCarthy

The Woman in Black, Me Before You
J
Julia Jentsch
... Lotte Köhler

I Served the King of England, The Edukators
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Ulrich Noethen
... Hans Jonas

Downfall
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Michael Degen
... Kurt Blumenfeld

Crew Behind the Film

The Hannah Arendt behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Margarethe von Trotta last directed Searching For Ingmar Bergman and Vision. The film's writer Margarethe von Trotta last wrote Searching For Ingmar Bergman and Vision.

Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Screenwriter: Margarethe von Trotta

Studio: Zeitgeist Films
Production Companies: —

Production Details

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 1 hr, 49 m
Tagline: Her ideas changed the world.
Also known as: Not available
Language: German<br /> English (subtitled)

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Release Dates

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Hannah Arendt was released in limited movie theaters on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. As a limited release, Hannah Arendt was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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2013-05-29 Limited

United States

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Sun., Sep. 8, 2013 2013-09-08

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Added the U.S. DVD release date of November 19, 2013

Added the U.S. Blu-ray release date of November 19, 2013

Thu., Apr. 4, 2013 2013-04-04

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Added drama as genre

Added the tagline: "Her ideas changed the world."

Added Michael Degen as Kurt Blumenfeld to the credits

Added Ulrich Noethen as Hans Jonas to the credits

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