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Hannah Arendt (Original title)
Dates: 2012 (Copyright), 10 January 2013 (Release)

Countries: Germany, Luxembourg, France, Israel

Director: Margarethe von Trotta

Synopsis: Biographical drama. The story of the German-Jewish philosopher whose coverage of the Nazi war crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann became a global touchstone for discussions of the problem of evil.

Genre:
Biopic

Subjects:
Arendt, Hannah (1906-1975), Eichmann, Adolf (1906-1962), Journalism, Evil, Trials (law), War crimes, Nazi Party, Holocaust
Releases
Date: 10 January 2013Country: GermanyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): German / Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Hebrew
Date: 27 September 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 113 mins 27 secs - Length: 10210 FeetDialogue (original): German / Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): HebrewDistributor: Soda Pictures

Credits (68)
©: Heimatfilm GmbH + Co KG, ©: Amour Fou Luxembourg SARL, ©: MACT Productions SA, ©: Metro Communications Ltd, Production Company: Heimatfilm, Co-produced by: Amour Fou Luxembourg, Co-produced by: MACT Productions, Co-produced by: Sophie du Lac Productions, Co-produced by: Metro Communications, Co-produced by: ARD Degeto, Co-produced by: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Funded by/With the financial support of: Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Funded by/With the financial support of: FFF Bayern, Funded by/With the financial support of: Filmförderungsanstalt, Funded by/With the financial support of: Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Funded by/With the financial support of: Film Fund Luxembourg, Funded by/With the financial support of: Eurimages, Funded by/With the financial support of: Media i2i Audiovisual, Funded by/With the financial support of: CNC, Funded by/With the financial support of: Israel Film Fund, Jerusalem Film & Television Fund, In co-production with: Amour Fou Luxembourg, In co-production with: MACT Productions, Metro Communications, Produced by: Bettina Brokemper, Produced by: Johannes Rexin, Co-producer: Bady Minck, Co-producer: Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu, Co-producer: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Co-producer: Sophie Dulac, Co-producer: Michel Zana, Co-producer: David Silber, Line Producer: Sascha Verhey, Line Producer: Rüdiger Jordan, Production Manager: André Fetzer, Location Manager: Christiane Zietzer, Location Manager: Christian Pannrucker, Post-production Supervisor: Niko Remus, 1st Assistant Director: Marcel Just, Script/Continuity: Silke Christina Engler, Casting Director: Susanne Ritter, Casting: John Hubbard, Casting: Ros Hubbard, Screenplay by: Pam Katz, Screenplay by: Margarethe von Trotta, Director of Photography: Caroline Champetier, Steadicam Operator: Robert Patzelt, Steadicam Operator: Thomas Korda, Visual Effects Germany: Scope FX Cologne, Visual Effects Luxembourg: Espera Productions, Additional Visual Effects: Arri Munich, Editor: Bettina Böhler, Production Designer: Volker Schaefer, Art Director: Anja Fromm, Costume Design: Frauke Firl, Make-up and Hair Design: Astrid Weber, Titles: PAQT, Titles: Martin Eichhorn, Titles: Feedmee, Original Music: André Mergenthaler, Sound Recordist: Michael Busch, Re-recording Mixer: Michael Kranz, Sound Design: Greg Vittore, Stunt Co-ordinator: Ernst Reimann, Historical Research: Manfred Breuersbrock, Dramatic Advisor: Martin Wiebel
Cast (14)
Barbara Sukowa (Hannah Arendt), Axel Milberg (Heinrich Blücher), Janet McTeer (Mary McCarthy), Julia Jentsch (Lotte Köhler), Ulrich Noethen (Hans Jonas), Michael Degen (Kurt Blumenfeld), Nicholas Woodeson (William Shawn), Sascha Ley (Lore Jonas), Victoria Trauttmansdorff (Charlotte Beradt), Friederike Becht (young Hannah Arendt), Klaus Pohl (Martin Heidegger), Megan Gay (Frances Wells), Tom Leick (Jonathan Schell), Harvey Friedman (Thomas Miller)