The Diary of Anne Frank 

During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.

Stars:

Kate Ashfield, Geoffrey Breton, Ron Cook

3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kate Ashfield	...	Miep Gies 5 episodes, 2009
Geoffrey Breton	...	Peter Van Daan 5 episodes, 2009
Ron Cook	...	Hermann Van Daan 5 episodes, 2009
Nicholas Farrell	...	Albert Dussel 5 episodes, 2009
Iain Glen	...	Otto Frank 5 episodes, 2009
Tamsin Greig	...	Edith Frank 5 episodes, 2009
Felicity Jones	...	Margot Frank 5 episodes, 2009
Ellie Kendrick	...	Anne Frank 5 episodes, 2009
Lesley Sharp	...	Petronella Van Daan 5 episodes, 2009
Tim Dantay	...	Mr Kugler 5 episodes, 2009
Roger Frost	...	Mr Kleiman 5 episodes, 2009
Mariah Gale	...	Bep Voskuijl 4 episodes, 2009

Storyline

During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.

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Plot Keywords:

teenage girl | diary | netherlands | nazis | nazi occupied netherlands | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Diary of Anne Frank

Filming Locations:

Three Mills Studios, Three Mill Lane, Bow, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Darlow Smithson Productions, France 2 (FR2), British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min (movie) 150 min (5 parts)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Iain Glen and Ellie Kendrick both star in Game of Thrones (2011) as Jorah Mormont and Meera Reed respectively.

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Connections

Version of Dagboek van Anne Frank (1962)

User Reviews

A very moving TV mini-series

There can't be many people who haven't heard of the story of Anne Frank. The 13 year old girl from a Jewish family who, to avoid evacuation from Holland by the Nazis, hid with her family in the rooms above her fathers business for 2 years before being caught. The diary she kept during this period was published after the war and has since been translated into a number of languages and has become the most widely read piece of non-fiction apart from the Bible.

The rights to the story are rarely available and it's pleasing that this new production transmitted on the BBC over five half-hour episodes on consecutive nights is a great example of quality, thought provoking and moving television that should be enjoyed by all.

Ellie Kendrick stars as Anne, the teenage daughter of Otto (Iain Glen) and Edith Frank (Tamsin Greig). In her diaries Anne comes across as a precocious teenager, sometimes impertinent and always with something to say regardless of other peoples feelings and Ellie Kendrick's performance captures this perfectly. She is a teenager after all and we get to know all her growing pains through her diary entries. Iain Glen is the solid and almost perfect father and is amiably assisted by Tamsin Grieg as a quiet and dependable mother. The supporting cast including Lesley Sharp, Ron Cook and Geoff Bretton as the Van Daans are all exceptional, particularly Lesley Sharp whose performance as the selfish and head strong Petronella was always entertaining. The production values were first rate and the recreation of the rooms where the families lived really made you appreciated how claustrophobic, stressful, and monotonous their daily lives must have been. As the series concludes and you get more and more attached to these characters the sudden discovery of the secret annex by the police is well handled and very emotional.

A very strong series that is never preachy or over-dramatic and which I hope is transmitted in as many countries as possible. Highly enjoyable and recommended.