The Diary of Anne Frank (1980) (TV)

Director:

Boris Sagal

Writers:

Anne Frank (diary)
Frances Goodrich (play)

Release Date:

17 November 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

The story of a 13-year-old Jewish girl and her family who are forced into hiding by the Nazis during World War II. |

Plot Keywords:

Jewish Girl | Holocaust | Pulitzer Prize Source | Based On Diary | Based On Play

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Melissa Gilbert	...	Anne Frank
Maximilian Schell	...	Otto Frank
Joan Plowright	...	Mrs. Frank
James Coco	...	Van Daan
Doris Roberts	...	Mrs. Van Daan
Clive Revill	...	Dr. Dussel
Scott Jacoby	...	Peter Van Daan
Melora Marshall	...	Margot Frank
Erik Holland	...	Mr. Kraler
Anne Wyndham	...	Miep
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Susanne Severeid	...	Voice-over

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The original Broadway production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett opened at the Cort Theater on October 5, 1955, ran for 717 performances, won the 1956 Tony Award for the Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1956.

Quotes:

Otto Frank: We don't need the Nazis to destroy us. We're destroying ourselves.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Anne Frank: The Whole Story" (2001)

Amazing Anne Frank!

This version of The Diary Of Anne Frank is absolutely brilliant and of course *very* sad too, especially as I am Jewish, myself. Melissa Gilbert is great as Anne Frank as are rest of the cast, including Maximilian Schell, who played Otto Frank and Scott Jacoby, who played Pete Van. The Diary Of Anne Frank is highly recommended to anyone of any age, as is the book, which I'm sure most people have read by now.

~ Anne Frank 1929-1945 ~

"We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same." - Anne Frank.