The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

NR ★ 7.2/10 179 min Drama, History United States English

Director: George Stevens

Screenplay by: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Novel: Anne Frank
Theatre Plays: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett

Streaming: Not available

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

Description

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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Top 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

The Diary of Anne Frank Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10

National Board of Review #670

The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)

The Film Foundation #199