The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988) (TV)

Director:

John Erman

Writers:

Anne Frank (diary)
Miep Gies (book)

Release Date:

17 April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

During the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Otto Frank decides to hide his family, who are Jewish, after...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Diary | Holocaust | Based On Book | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 6 nominations

Cast

Mary Steenburgen	...	Miep Gies
Paul Scofield	...	Otto Frank
Huub Stapel	...	Jan Gies
Eleanor Bron	...	Edith Frank
Frances Cuka	...	Mrs. Van Daan
Miriam Karlin	...	Mrs. Samson
Ronald Pickup	...	Koophuis
Gary Raymond	...	Kraler
Victor Spinetti	...	Herman Van Daan
Tom Wilkinson	...	Silberbauer
Lisa Jacobs	...	Anne Frank
Isabelle Amyes	...	Elli Vossen
Ian Sears	...	Peter van Daan
Georgia Slowe	...	Margot Frank
Jeffrey Robert	...	Dr. Dussel

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Company:

Telecom Entertainment Inc.

Quotes:

Miep Gies: The swastika is on my passport Miss... not on me.

Movie Connections:

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

The most accurate Anne Frank movie ever seen.

With all the Anne Frank movies and documentaries out there "Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank" is the most accurate movie I have ever seen. Eleanor Bron (who portrays Edith Frank) and Mary Steenburgen (who portrays the selfless and sacrificial Miep Gies) portrayed themselves very much close to their characters in real life. Although most of the actors and actresses are indeed American, the first half of the shooting of the film took place in the River Quarter of South Amsterdam, the actual neighborhood and square that the Frank family lived in. The movie portrays the lives of the Frank family before hiding and during hiding. Some of the movie really explains the tension in such confined quarters, the fear of discovery, and the yearning for the war to get over with. Although this is a made for television movie, and hardly even seen anymore, this movie is good for any Anne Frank fan too see!