The Diary of Anne Frank
“Hollywood has never made a greater suspense story... a more tender love story... or a finer human drama!”
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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Cast
17 people
Millie Perkins
Anne Frank
Known for
The Witch Who Came from the Sea
At Close Range
Joseph Schildkraut
Otto Frank
Known for
The Shop Around the Corner
The Life of Emile Zola
Shelley Winters
Petronella Van Daan
Known for
Lolita
The Night of the Hunter
Richard Beymer
Peter Van Daan
Known for
Twin Peaks
West Side Story
Gusti Huber
Edith Frank
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Jenny und der Herr im Frack
Herz – modern möbliert
Lou Jacobi
Hans Van Daan
Known for
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Irma la Douce
Diane Baker
Margot Frank
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marnie
Douglas Spencer
Kraler
Known for
The Thing from Another World
River of No Return
Dody Heath
Miep Gies
Known for
Seconds
Brigadoon
Ed Wynn
Albert Dussell
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
Mary Poppins
Robert Boon
SS Man (uncredited)
Known for
The Enemy Below
Queen of Blood
Delmar Erickson
SS Man (uncredited)
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George Stevens Director · Frances Goodrich Screenplay Albert Hackett Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.3M · Budget $3M · United States release March 18, 1959
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,300,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
George Stevens Jr. Productions
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
George Stevens Productions
Production
United States · Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · March 18, 1959
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1960 · Theatrical
France
September 2, 1959 · Theatrical
July 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
December 12, 2021 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Germany
August 27, 1959 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 14, 2005 · Physical · DVD
June 10, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
Portugal
November 21, 1959 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 5, 1959 · Theatrical
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