The Diary of Anne Frank

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hans Steinbichler directs. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 10 years ago.
• 2Lea van Acken and Martina Gedeck and Ulrich Noethen carry the top of the cast.
• 3IMDB entry: tt5277952 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Production design

Volker Schäfer

Makeup / hair

Leendert van Nimwegen

Runtime

128 min · 2h 8m

Status

Released

Original language

DE

Certification (US)

12

IMDB

The Diary of Anne Frank (2016) ↗

Also by

Hans Steinbichler

• 
  Walpurgisnacht

  2019 · ★ 7.7
• 
  The Unheard Woman

  2016 · ★ 7.3
• 
  A Whole Life

  2023 · ★ 7.0
• 
  Winter Journey

  2006 · ★ 6.9
• 
  Das Dorf des Schweigens

  2015 · ★ 6.7
• 
  Gefangen: Der Fall K.

  2018 · ★ 6.3

Production companies

Who made it

• 

  Universal Pictures

  US

Key crew

• Makeup ArtistLeendert van Nimwegen
• Production DesignVolker Schäfer

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• diary
• based on memoir or autobiography
• nazi occupation
• 1940s
• children in wartime

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2016-03-0312

Also known as

International titles

• O Diário de Anne FrankBR