The Diary of Anne Frank (film) - Definition and Overview

The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 motion picture based on the diary of Holocaust victim Anne Frank. It was directed by George Stevens, with a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.

Cast

• Millie Perkins as Anne Frank
• Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank
• Shelley Winters as Petronella van Daan
• Richard Beymer as Peter van Daan
• Gusti Huber as Edith Frank
• Lou Jacobi as Hans van Daan
• Diane Baker as Margot Frank
• Douglas Spencer as Kraler
• Dodie Heath as Miep
• Ed Wynn as Albert Dussell

Awards

It won three Oscars:

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Shelley Winters
• Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White - George W. Davis, Stuart A. Reiss, Walter M. Scott, and Lyle R. Wheeler
• Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White - William C. Mellor

It was also nominated for a further five Oscars:

• Academy Award for Best Picture - George Stevens Jr., producer
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Ed Wynn
• Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White - Charles Le Maire, and Mary Wills
• Academy Award for Best Director - George Stevens
• Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture - Alfred Newman

External links

• The Diary of Anne Frank (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052738/) at the Internet Movie Database