The Diary of Anne Frank
The movie tells the harrowing story of a young Jewish girl, Anne, who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Anne Frank keeps a diary of everyday life, chronicling the Nazi threat as well as family dynamics.
3 August 1928, Seattle, Washington, USA
22 March 1896, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
28 December 1913, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
9 November 1886, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
25 February 1938, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 May 1938, Passaic, New Jersey, USA
18 August 1920, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
10 February 1910, Princeton, Illinois, USA
26 October 1916, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
19 December 1924, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
27 July 1914, Wiener Neustadt, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
May 26, 1896 in New York City, New York, USA
21 February 1896, Newark, New Jersey, USA
20 February 1938, Avoca, Iowa, USA
January 20, 2005
Its ideals are concerned less with the horrors of 1940s Germany and more with the optimistic, hopeful attitude of 1950s America.
May 20, 2003
Mr. Stevens has done a superb job of putting upon the screen the basic drama and shivering authenticity of the Frances Goodrich-Albert Hackett play, which in turn caught the magnitude of drama in the real-life diary of a Jewish girl.
June 28, 2009
Remains a potent statement about the horrors of war and a valid testament to the girl who could answer them by writing, 'I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are really good at heart.' [Blu-ray]
May 24, 2003
Stevens took some stick for casting an unknown as Anne, but his decision paid off as Perkins is refreshingly unmannered in the role.
November 13, 2007
A vivid and carefully produced work of poignancy and loss.
January 26, 2006
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.
January 01, 2000
Represents Stevens at the height of his pretentiousness and the depths of his accomplishment.
May 01, 2007
More valuable as historical than artistic work, George Stevens' reverential Broadway-to-Hollywood transfer is marred by the weak lead performance from Millie Perkins.
March 04, 2003
A poignant, moving film of hope and tragedy.
August 15, 2011
A poignant drama bringing us into the lives of Anne Frank, whose diary inspired millions seeking to understand why such a sweet, innocent child could be murdered in the Holocaust.
March 13, 2003
The Anne Frank saga remains moving, personal, and relavant, no matter how distant we become in time.
October 29, 2013
The strength of both families in the face of such frightening conditions provides the film with a moral center and tragic power that overcome its minor weaknesses.
