The Diary of Anne Frank
Hollywood has never made a greater suspense story... a more tender love story... or a finer human drama!
1959 | 180m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | George Stevens |
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| Writer: | Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Anne Frank |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 18, 1959 |
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| Director: | George Stevens |
| Writer: | Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Anne Frank |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | amsterdam, netherlands, holocaust (shoah), world war ii, diary, biography, black and white, based on memoir or autobiography, family, attic, nazi occupation, hiding in attic, children in wartime, hiding from nazis |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, George Stevens Jr. Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Millie Perkins | Anne Frank |
| Joseph Schildkraut | Otto Frank |
| Shelley Winters | Petronella Van Daan |
| Richard Beymer | Peter Van Daan |
| Gusti Huber | Edith Frank |
| Lou Jacobi | Hans Van Daan |
| Diane Baker | Margot Frank |
| Douglas Spencer | Kraler |
| Dodie Heath | Miep Gies |
| Ed Wynn | Albert Dussell |
| Robert Boon | SS Man (uncredited) |
| Delmar Erickson | SS Man (uncredited) |
| Gretchen Goertz | Sanne Devries (uncredited) |
| William Kirschner | Workman in Shop (uncredited) |
| Edmund Purdom | British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Frank Tweddell | Night Watchman (uncredited) |
| Charles Wagenheim | Sneaky Thief (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Charles LeMaire | Costume Design |
| Robert Swink | Editor |
| David Bretherton | Editor |
| William Mace | Editor |
| L.B. Abbott | Special Effects Coordinator, Special Effects, Visual Effects |
| Tony van Renterghem | Technical Advisor |
| Harry M. Leonard | Sound Designer |
| Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| David S. Hall | Assistant Director |
| Gaston Longet | Still Photographer |
| Mary Wills | Costume Design |
| Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| M. Duke Abrahams | Property Master |
| Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| George Stevens | Director |
| Frances Goodrich | Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| Albert Hackett | Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| William C. Mellor | Director of Photography |
| Anne Frank | Novel |
| Garson Kanin | Stage Director |
| W.D. Flick | Sound Designer |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George Stevens Jr. | Associate Producer |
| George Stevens | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Director | George Stevens | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Montgomery Clift | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Shelley Winters | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Shelley Winters | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | James Cagney | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Per Oscarsson | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Actress | Susan Strasberg | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Isabel Sanford | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actress | N/A | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Meredith Evans | Nominated |
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Actress | Susan Strasberg | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Actress | Simone Signoret | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | Susan Strasberg | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 25 | 37 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 13 |
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