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The Diary of Anne Frank, 1959
English, German
USA
Profile of The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank can be described as thought provoking, emotional, and contemplative. The plot revolves around anti semitism, the Holocaust, and a conspiracy against humanity. The main genres are drama, period, and war. In terms of style, The Diary of Anne Frank stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, indoors. The Diary of Anne Frank is located in Amsterdam. It takes place in the 1930s. It is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book. The Diary of Anne Frank has received attention for being critically acclaimed and an Oscar winner.
Summary of The Diary of Anne Frank
George Stevens' life-altering experience of witnessing the death camps after WWII was doubtless responsible for his desire to adapt the famed diary of the teenaged Jewish girl, played by Millie Perkins. With the feared 'Green Police' or Dutch Gestapo combing Amsterdam in search of Jews, Anne, her parents, Otto (Joseph Schildkraut) and Edith (Anna Huber) another Jewish family, the Van Daans, and a dentist Albert Dussell (Ed Wynn) take refuge for two years in a small attic provided by Gentile shop owners Kraler (Douglas Spencer) and Miep (Dody Heath). Despite their precarious situation, and the sense of claustrophobia created by having to live together in such crowded conditions, covering the windows during the day, and keeping as quiet as possible at all times, the families carry on as best they can. For Anne, her platonic romance with Peter Van Daan (Richard Beymer), the attractive son of often voluble parents, makes the experience more bearable than it is for the adults, whose sense of foreboding is palpable. By surrounding the inexperienced Perkins with a talented cast of veteran performers, which also includes Shelley Winters and Lou Jacobi, Stevens achieves a moving portrait of Frank's innocent precocity, with her ultimate fate the tragic subtext of this intensely compelling film.
Details
| Language: | English, German |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 18 March 1959 |
| Runtime: | 180 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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as Anne Frank
as Otto Frank
as Mrs. Petronella Van Daan
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