The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

Release date: 1959-01-01
Country: USA
Language: English|German
Director: George Stevens
Production Co: George Stevens Productions
Genre: War, Drama, Family, Biography, History
Rating: 7.4/10
Length: 3h

Storyline

In Nazi-occupied Holland in World War II, shopkeeper Kraler hides two Jewish families in his attic. Young Anne Frank keeps a diary of everyday life for the Franks and the Van Daans, chronicling the Nazi threat as well as family dynamics. A romance with Peter Van Daan causes jealousy between Anne and her sister, Margot. Otto Frank returns to the attic many years after the eventual capture of both families and finds his late daughter's diary.

Plot Keywords

attic, diary, world war two, character name in title, based on true story, holocaust, amsterdam netherlands, radio, hideout, adolescence, teen angst, anti semitism, first kiss, fur coat, sister sister relationship, loss of family, cat, religious persecution, family relationships, father daughter relationship

Short Review

One of those extremely long and well-meaning adaptations of plays, this doesn't really amount to very much, despite its intrinsically moving subject matter.