The Diary of Anne Frank

"Hollywood has never made a greater suspense story... a more tender love story... or a finer human drama!"

1959 2h 59m EN

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★7.2TMDB · 381

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Synopsis

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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.

“Hollywood has never made a greater suspense story... a more tender love story... or a finer human drama!”

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Cast

Millie Perkins
Anne Frank
Joseph Schildkraut
Otto Frank
Shelley Winters
Petronella Van Daan
Richard Beymer
Peter Van Daan
Gusti Huber
Edith Frank
Lou Jacobi
Hans Van Daan
Diane Baker
Margot Frank
Douglas Spencer
Kraler

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Stevens
Writers: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Languages: English, German
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 179 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Stevens, shot by William C. Mellor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alfred Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Bretherton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Millie Perkins and Joseph Schildkraut and Shelley Winters carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Stevens directs. William C. Mellor behind the camera. Alfred Newman scores. David Bretherton cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

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1Clocks in at 179 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
367 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
5Directed by George Stevens, shot by William C. Mellor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Alfred Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor David Bretherton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Millie Perkins and Joseph Schildkraut and Shelley Winters carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Hollywood has never made a greater suspense story... a more tender love story... or a finer human drama!".
10IMDB entry: tt0052738 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "amsterdam, netherlands", "holocaust (shoah)", "world war ii", "diary".