Anne Frank (2001– )
"Anne Frank: The Whole Story" (original title)

When the war began, she was only a little girl. When it ended, she was the voice of a generation... A compassionate and sensitive televisual portrait of the Holocaust's greatest diarist.

Stars:

Ben Kingsley, Hannah Taylor Gordon, Jean-Luc Julien

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ben Kingsley	...	Otto Frank (2 episodes, 2001)
Hannah Taylor Gordon	...	Anne Frank (2 episodes, 2001)
Jean-Luc Julien	...	Various Characters (2 episodes, 2001)

Storyline

When the war began, she was only a little girl. When it ended, she was the voice of a generation... A compassionate and sensitive televisual portrait of the Holocaust's greatest diarist.

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Plot Keywords:

holocaust | train ride | classroom | gestapo | schoolgirl | 

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Taglines:

There's more to the diary then what meets the eye.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | War

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA Czech Republic

Language:

English German Dutch French Hebrew

Release Date:

20 May 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anne Frank

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dorothy Pictures, Milk & Honey, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 189 min (DVD) 190 min (DVD) 190 min (copyright length)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Just before the final episode's closing credits, the mini-series states that the book "'The Diary of Anne Frank' has sold more than 30 million copies and been translated into more than 60 languages. After the Bible, it is the most widely read non-fiction book in the world."

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Goofs

When Anne's family are being loaded into the truck after their capture, and again boarding the train their breath is seen condensing as if it's a cold winter's day, yet this event occurred in early August. Similarly, when Otto Frank arrives back in Amsterdam 'one month after the liberation' (according to the caption) his breath is again seen condensing as he leaves the train and again by the canal, and the trees are clearly bare, indicating winter, yet 'one month after the liberation' would be early/mid-June.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Anne Frank: I want to be a champion skater, and a writer. I want my picture in all the magazines. Maybe I'll be a movie star. I want to be different from all the other girls. I want to be a modern woman, I want to travel. I want to study languages - languages and history. I want to to everything. I want to...

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Connections

Featured in The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002)

User Reviews

Honest, Truthful, Real...Truly Anne Frank

Anne Frank. A girl like anyone else. Anne Frank. A girl who wanted to travel, to do great things, to be a "modern woman". Just an ordinary girl, who lived and died under extraordinary circumstances. Forced into hiding after the Germans gained control of the Netherlands, she was confined in an annex for two years, and then discovered and with her family was taken to a concentration camp. She later perished there. The only survivor of the annex group was Anne's father, Otto Frank. All that is left of her story is the diary she left behind. Her diary, her legacy to the world, defined the voice of a generation. Her irrepressible spirit and pure heart shine through within its pages. Her words, some of the most precious words in history, have been preserved for posterity in the novel, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. This movie, Anne Frank: the Whole Story, tells this tale with such power it leaves the viewer in tears. From her bright, hopeful beginning to her heart-wrenching end, this movie grows a step further than the diary and really does show the "whole story". Inspiring, truthful, tragic, heartbreaking, yet triumph. 10/10