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The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

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19597.22h 59m

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.

Directed by George Stevens
Written by Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Anne Frank
Produced by George Stevens
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

Millie Perkins

Millie Perkins

Anne Frank

Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut

Otto Frank

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Petronella Van Daan

Richard Beymer

Richard Beymer

Peter Van Daan

Gusti Huber

Gusti Huber

Edith Frank

Lou Jacobi

Lou Jacobi

Hans Van Daan

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Margot Frank

Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Kraler

Dodie Heath

Dodie Heath

Miep Gies

Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn

Albert Dussell

Themes & Keywords

amsterdam, netherlandsholocaust (shoah)world war iidiarybiographyblack and whitebased on memoir or autobiographyfamilyatticnazi occupationhiding in atticchildren in wartimehiding from nazis

About The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank is a drama, history film released in 1959 exploring themes of amsterdam, netherlands, holocaust (shoah), world war ii, diary, biography, black and white. Directed by George Stevens, it stars Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters. 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.

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