The Diary of Anne Frank
by Frankie Glass, George Stevens
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Actor: Burt Reynolds, Geoffrey Wawro, Josh Binswanger, Millie Perkins, Shelley WintersDirector: Frankie Glass, George Stevens
Writer: Frankie Glass
Producer: Elizabeth Cook
Producer: Erika Schroeder
Writer: Albert Hackett
Writer: Anne Frank
Writer: Frances Goodrich
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 180 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of The Diary of Anne Frank
DVD Review: Great historical movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
I watched this as a kid with my parents. THIS IS A TRUE STORY of the MOST FAMOUS JEW put to death by Hitler in WWII. The movie shows the "blossoming" of a pre-teen girl into a 16 yr old young woman. Millie Perkins and the rest of the cast brought this to life and meaning that we all can understand. The story ends as her family is found and taken to the prison camps, so you don't see that part of history. The end is a "verbal review" of what happened during that time by Mr. Frank as he discovers her "diary" back in the loft where the families existed for 3 years before being found by Nazis.
Heart wrenching but endearing. I have watched this over and over. Those people wishing to "delete" the holacaust from history should watch this movie and actually READ the diary!
DVD Review: Awesome movie!!
Summary: 5 Stars
What an awesome movie this was!! We're going to be going to Washington, D.C. this spring and this movie will make the Holocaust museum so much more meaningful. It was very suspenseful, riveting and you could have heard a pin drop in our house during it. Don't miss it! DVD Review: The Diary of Anne Frank
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the original film, circa 1959. It closely follows the play. It's a bit cold and rigid, with the actors delivering their lines stiffly. I was especially interested in Otto Frank since I was recently cast in that part for the theatre version. I found Ben Kingsley's version in the remake of the late 90's to be much more real, but I'm glad I watched this version too.DVD Review: Effectively captures the fear of the times, but not a faithful adaptation
Summary: 3 Stars
"The Diary of Anne Frank" which was released in 1959 tells the story of a group of Dutch Jews in hiding in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation of Holland. They are aided by some Dutch Gentile friends, Miep Gies [Dody Heath] and Mr Kraler [Douglas Spencer]. The group consists of Anne Frank [Millie Perkins], father Otto [Joseph Schildkraut], mother Edith [Gusti Huber], and sister Margot [Diane Baker], as well as the Van Daan's [Van Pels], Mrs Van Daan [Shelly Winters], Mr Van Daan[Lou Jacobi], and son Peter [Richard Beymer], and dentist Mr Dussel [Ed Wynn].
Anne keeps a diary, in which she records her feelings, longings, and experiences during this period in hiding and the movie is basically a reenactment of the events that she recorded in her diary [which was left behind when the group were arrested, kept by Miep and returned to Anne's father upon his return after the war].
What I liked about the movie was the credible depiction of the fears and frustrations of people in hiding. It was a very dangerous period for Jews during the Nazi reign in Europe in WW II, and more so for Jews in hiding [as they were effectively committing a 'crime' by Nazi standards, by evading deportation]. Anne and her group are forced to live in close quarters, and for a young girl on the cusp of womanhood, this is intolerable. Peter, Anne and Margot have to suffer the indignity of being constantly scrutinized by the adults, especially Mrs Van Daan, who is quite a domineering busybody and nag [a wonderful performance by Shelly Winters]. Anne and Peter especially suffer because they form an attachment, much to the displeasure of Mrs Van Daan.
It was apt that the movie was filmed in B&W as it effectively captures the somber atmosphere of the time, and the sound effects add to the menace and fear of the group. The fear of exposure and discovery is constantly portrayed throughout the movie, and the audience senses this all the time. I can only imagine how the actual people must have felt, having to live in constant fear like that, knowing that discovery could only mean imprisonment and even death.
However, there are problems with this movie - it is not an altogether historically accurate representation of actual events. The Franks had gone into hiding before the Van Daans, but this is portrayed otherwise in the movie. Peter Van Daan [Van Pels] was extremely shy in real life, but his demeanor is portrayed differently here, and his romance with Anne is overly exaggerated in typical Hollywood style.
I felt that another production, "Anne Frank: The Whole Story" [2001] was a more realistic and faithful adaptation of Anne's story, and it had the added benefit of covering Anne's life before she went into hiding, as well as a reenactment of what happened to the group after they were captured,their internment in the concentration camps, the deaths of the various group members, culminating in the return of Anne's father, Otto to Amsterdam after the war.
I would still recommend this movie for its production values and as another version of Anne's story [this version ends with the group's capture], but I would highly recommend "Anne Frank: The Whole Story" for a more in-depth coverage of Anne's life and death.
DVD Review: The Diary of Anne Frank
Summary: 5 Stars
I was very pleased with this purchase! it was a great movie, at a great price, and it came very fast! If You have'nt seen this movie I really recommend it! I just returned from Amsterdam And I visited the Anne Frank home! and the movie had it exactly right! It's very sad the way they had to live!
Description of The Diary of Anne Frank
A diary discovered in the attic of an Amsterdam factory reveals the plight of a jewish refugee family that lived there in hiding for two years during the Nazi occupation.George Stevens (Giant) directed this 1959 film adaptation of the hit play based on the writings of Anne Frank, the Jewish girl from Amsterdam who hid in an attic with her family and others during the Nazi occupation. As Anne, Millie Perkins is something of a milky eyed enigma and--in retrospect--too old for the part; but she is surrounded by an outstanding cast, including Joseph Schildkraut as Anne's patient father, Ed Wynn as a cranky dentist who moves into Anne's "room," and Shelley Winters as the loud Mrs. Van Daan. Stevens turns the many overlapping dramas of the caged characters into the foundation of Anne's growth as a young woman, ready for life and love just at the moment the dream comes to an end. Beautifully shot by cinematographer William C. Mellor, and written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett from their stage production. --Tom Keogh
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