Diane Baker, Dodie Heath, Douglas Spencer

In 1942, a family of Dutch Jews hides in an attic from the Nazis, but just before the war ends they're found out and sent to concentration camps--an experience recorded in the famous diary of a little...( read more  read more... ) girl.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 36 min.

Directed by: George Stevens

Release Date: January 1, 1959

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DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004

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  • August 19, 2007
    Sad and touching classic.
  • August 7, 2007
    A must-see movie based on a must-see book. I enjoyed it a lot; it is such a sad and moving story. I couldn't quite get past the fact that the dentist guy was played by the same actor who was flying around on the ceiling in mary poppins.
  • June 14, 2007
    I remember watching this in my 8th grade English class and liking the fact that it took a whole week for us to watch--thus getting out of any homework. Almost 20 years later I really didn't have as much enthusiasm. I know you've got to drag a story like this out as long as you po...( read more)ssibly can to convey the claustrophobia of the characters, but that walks a fine line between Stir-Crazy and Bored Shitless. It's obviously a horrific tale--if the possibility of Nazis busting your door down and dragging you off to a concentration camp doesn't scare you, the thought of living with your family in an attic and not being able to leave for two years should. In the end, it's well done and not to take away from what these people endured and eventually suffered through, but I'd recommend The Pianist or Schindler's List first.
  • January 31, 2007
    Fantastic job by Perkins. She really captured what I feel that Anne was really like. Highly recommend.
  • May 28, 2008
    Good.
  • November 26, 2009
    This is beautiful. It's mainly the story that makes it good, as the acting is solid but unremarkable and the dialogue isn't amazing, but the story is beautiful and it's a story of triumph of the human spirit against the most impossible odds.
  • November 13, 2009
    omg, i ave no words....
  • October 28, 2009
    Very touching. Will make you cry.
  • October 25, 2009
    I haven't seen this one, but I think the 2001 version is better lol
  • September 18, 2009
    Spectacular emotional classic about the power of love and family in times of chaos and injustice. A legend not to be missed.

    80/100

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  • samjohnstone
    March 21, 2007
    The Diary of Ann Frank was a fascinating read but this movie sucked.In the Film she is shown as a little Dutch Girl cruely and illegaly deported to a Foreign and strange country (Germany).
    If you read the Diary you will see she was a German refugee who crossed in to Holland illegaly from Germany and once caught was returned legaly back to her home country.But that dont sell Movie tickets.

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