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26 August 1959 (Denmark)
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Won 3 Oscars.
Another 4 wins
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11 nominations
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(35 articles)
Lou Jacobi obituary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 16 November 2009, 4:59 AM, PST)
Lou Jacobi obituary
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(From The Guardian - Film News. 16 November 2009, 4:59 AM, PST)
Lou Jacobi obituary
(From The Guardian - TV News. 16 November 2009, 4:59 AM, PST)
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"Diary of A Lifetime"
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Millie Perkins | ... | Anne Frank |
| Joseph Schildkraut | ... | Otto Frank |
 | Shelley Winters | ... | Mrs. Petronella Van Daan |
| Richard Beymer | ... | Peter Van Daan |
| Gusti Huber | ... | Mrs. Edith Frank |
| Lou Jacobi | ... | Mr. Hans Van Daan |
| Diane Baker | ... | Margot Frank |
| Douglas Spencer | ... | Kraler |
| Dodie Heath | ... | Miep (as Dody Heath) |
 | Ed Wynn | ... | Mr. Albert Dussell |
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Runtime:
180 min | Argentina:158 min | USA:171 min (FMC Library Print) | West Germany:152 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints) (Westrex Recording System) |
Mono (optical prints) (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Netherlands:AL |
USA:Approved (certificate #19008) |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
New Zealand:G |
Australia:PG (TV rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:G |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
Sweden:15 |
Taiwan:GP |
UK:U |
West Germany:12 (bw)
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Otto Frank and one of the men who had helped his family, Johannes Kleiman, were hired as technical advisers.
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Continuity: After Anne spells milk over the coat, she starts to clean the chair and puts the glass back on the table. It vanished in the next shot.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Kraler: Mr. Frank. - Mr Frank?
Otto Frank: Kraler. - Mr. Kraler. Miep. My good friends.
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Kraler: Mr. Frank. - Mr Frank?
Otto Frank: Kraler. - Mr. Kraler. Miep. My good friends.
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Referenced in Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV)
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No words are adequate enough to express the emotion that I feel each time I see this harrowing account of Jewish people hiding from Nazi terror in Holland.
I read that Director George Stevens assembled his cast to live in those quarters for a certain amount of time so as to get the idea of what confinement might actually mean.
Joseph Schildkraut gave a memorable performance. Where was his Oscar nomination? Were Academy voters afraid that if he had been nominated, he might have defeated Charlton Heston in "Ben-Hur?"
Ed Wynn brought comic relief with a gem of a dramatic performance as the condemned dentist. His losing the Oscar for best supporting actor was a slap in the face, especially for his many years in show business. Similarly, Lou Jacobi gave a tremendous performance as Shelley Winters' long suffering husband.(Who remembers Hugh Griffith in "Ben-Hur?") Few remember that he was the best supporting actor that year for the latter film.
What a great musical score reaching its height as the "fugitives" are about to be rounded up. That farewell kiss between Richard Beymer and Millie Perkins was wonderful.