The Diary of Anne Frank
1959 · Movie · 2h 59m · NR
DramaHistory
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Overview
The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Metacritic
59/100
Key crew
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- George StevensDirector
- Frances GoodrichScreenplay
- Albert HackettScreenplay
Cast
- Millie PerkinsAnne Frank
- Joseph SchildkrautOtto Frank
- Shelley WintersPetronella Van Daan
- Richard BeymerPeter Van Daan
- Gusti HuberEdith Frank
- Lou JacobiHans Van Daan
- Diane BakerMargot Frank
- Douglas SpencerKraler
- Dodie HeathMiep Gies
- Ed WynnAlbert Dussell
- Robert BoonSS Man (uncredited)
- Delmar EricksonSS Man (uncredited)
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Themes
amsterdam, netherlandsholocaust (shoah)world war iidiarybiographyblack and whitebased on memoir or autobiographyfamilyatticnazi occupationhiding in atticchildren in wartime