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Features: DVD, Black & White, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital Stereo, English, Spanish, Subtitled, Dubbed, Commentary, Featurettes
Few stories have captured the world's imagination as this cinematic classic based on the real diary of Anne Frank (Millie Perkins), a 13-year-old girl who chronicled the lives of two Jewish families hiding from the Nazis. Cramped in a tiny Amsterdam attic, Anne and seven others struggle to survive for two years as sirens in the street below remind them that Hitler's army is always waiting. Yet Anne's inquisitive mind and unceasing belief in the future soars way beyond their tragic confinement. Oscar winner Shelly Winters, Joseph Schildkraut, Lou Jacobi and Richard Beymer head a powerful supporting cast.
"...magnificent adaptation of the acclaimed play..." Find-A-Video
"A motion picture masterpiece...enriching...exciting and unforgettable." Los Angeles Examiner
"...emotionally stunning..." Newsweek
"Superb... vivid... genuine." The New York Times
Editor's Note
George Stevens' life-altering experience of witnessing the death camps after WWII was doubtless responsible for his desire to adapt the famed diary of the teenaged Jewish girl, played by Millie Perkins. With the feared 'Green Police' or Dutch Gestapo combing Amsterdam in search of Jews, Anne, her parents, Otto (Joseph Schildkraut) and Edith (Anna Huber) another Jewish family, the Van Daans, and a dentist Albert Dussell (Ed Wynn) take refuge for two years in a small attic provided by Gentile shop owners Kraler (Douglas Spencer) and Miep (Dody Heath). Despite their precarious situation, and the sense of claustrophobia created by having to live together in such crowded conditions, covering the windows during the day, and keeping as quiet as possible at all times, the families carry on as best they can. For Anne, her platonic romance with Peter Van Daan (Richard Beymer), the attractive son of often voluble parents, makes the experience more bearable than it is for the adults, whose sense of foreboding is palpable. By surrounding the inexperienced Perkins with a talented cast of veteran performers, which also includes Shelley Winters and Lou Jacobi, Stevens achieves a moving portrait of Frank's innocent precocity, with her ultimate fate the tragic subtext of this intensely compelling film.
| Features | Widescreen Format (Aspect Ratio 2.35:1) | | Audio: English Stereo, Mono; Spanish Mono; French Mono | | Movietone Newsreel featuring Millie Perkins appearances, Academy Award® highlights, Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony and More | | Commentary by George Stevens Jr. | | Millie Perkins Screen Test | | Still Gallery | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | "Diary of Anne Frank: Echoes From the Past" Featurette | | George Stevens Press Conference |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 2/3/2004 |
| Running Time: 180 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1959 | | Catalog ID: 2220322 | | UPC: 00024543103226 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1960) |  | Shelley Winters, Winner, Best Supporting Actress | | George W. Davis, et al., Winner, Best Art Direction-Set Direction, Black-And-White | | William C. Mellor, Winner, Best Cinematography, Black-And-White | | | George Stevens, Jr., Nominee, Best Director | | | Ed Wynn, Nominee, Best Supporting Actor | | | Charles Le Maire, Nominee, Best Costume Design, Black-And-White | | | Alfred Newman, Nominee, Best Music, Scoring Of A Dramatic Or Comedy Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"[An] intimate three-hour epic." 02/06/2004 p.6E |
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