The Diary of Anne Frank

1959
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3h

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7.4/10

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Docudrama Biography Drama Family History War

During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

14K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 3 Oscars
- 9 wins & 14 nominations total

Miep Gies
(as Dody Heath)

Ed Wynn

Mr. Albert Dussell

Arthur Berkeley

Dutch Workman
(uncredited)

Robert Boon

SS Man
(uncredited)

John Corrydon

Dutch Workman
(uncredited)

Del Erickson

SS Man
(uncredited)

Gretchen Goertz

Sanne Devries
(uncredited)

William Kirschner

Workman in Shop
(uncredited)

Orangey

Mouschi
(uncredited)

Edmund Purdom

British Radio Announcer
(voice)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Audrey Hepburn was first offered the role of Anne Frank, and Otto Frank was among those who nominated her. She refused it for three reasons. Firstly, she had decided to accept the role in Green Mansions (1959). Secondly, she had lived in occupied The Netherlands during the war and had seen the Nazis carry out street executions and watched as they herded Jews onto boxcars to carry them to concentration camps. She knew that making the film would bring back memories that were far too painful for her. However, thirdly, she was 30 and felt that she was too old to play a teenage character convincingly on screen.

Goofs
Anne Frank was given the diary for her thirteenth birthday, a few days before they all went into hiding and not after going into hiding as depicted in the film.

Quotes
Anne Frank: I know it's terrible trying to have any faith when people are doing such horrible... But you know what I sometimes think? I think the world may be going through a phase, the way I was with mother. It'll pass. Maybe not hundreds of years, but someday. - I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are really good at heart.

Crazy credits
At the end, neither a "The End" credit nor a cast list appears, only the title of the film once more ("The Diary of Anne Frank").

Alternate versions
Originally released at 170 minutes, then later cut and available only in 156-minutes version. Complete edition has been recently restored on video.

Connections
Featured in George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)

Soundtracks
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Featured review

Brilliant!

Based on the play, the movie is about two families that go into hiding in Amsterdam during World War II. This movie has Millie Perkins starring as Anne Frank who has an excellent performance and a brilliant narration. Anne Frank also has chemistry with Peter Van Daan, a boy from the other family. The cinematography is great. I especially like how the camera moves up from floor to floor. The film is very suspenseful and keeps your eyes glued to the screen to see what happens next. The final reason why this is great is that it shows spirit and hope in dark times. I'm surprised that no one watches this movie that much today. It seems that it is a forgotten gem.