The Diary of Anne Frank Movie Review 1959

In June 1945, a liberated Jewish refugee returns to the hidden third floor of an Amsterdam factory where he finds the diary kept by his youngest daughter, Anne. The document recounts their years in hiding from the Nazis. Based on the actual diary of 13-year-old Anne Frank, killed in a death camp during WWII.

Distribution

Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1399 S. Roxbury, Los Angeles, CA 90035, Phone: (310)553-9036, Toll-free: 800-900-9036, Fax: (310)553-4521, Email: information@wiesenthal.net, URL: http://www.wiesenthal.com

Available on VHS
Running time 150 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Amsterdam, World War II, Judaism, The Holocaust, True Stories, Adapted from Memoirs or Diaries, Teen Angst, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, This Is Your Life, Childhood Visions

Cast

Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Ed Wynn, Lou Jacobi, Diane Baker

Cinematography

William Mellor

Director

George Stevens

Producer

20th Century-Fox

Awards

Oscars 1959: Art Dir./Set Dec., B&W, B&W Cinematog., Support. Actress (Winters).