The Diary of Anne Frank (1959 film)

The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 film based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play of the same name , which was based on the diary of Anne Frank . It was directed by George Stevens , with a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett . It won three Oscars .

The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 film based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play of the same name , which was based on the diary of Anne Frank . It was directed by George Stevens , with a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett . It is the first film version of both the play and the original story, and features three members of the original Broadway cast. The film was based on the personal diary of Anne Frank , a Jewish girl who lived in hiding with her family during World War II . All her writings to her diary were addressed as 'Dear Kitty'. The diary was published after the end of the war by her father Otto Frank (played by Joseph Schildkraut , also Jewish). By this time, all his other family members had been killed by the Nazis. The movie was shot on a sound stage duplicate of the factory in Los Angeles, while exteriors were filmed at the actual building in Amsterdam. The Diary of Anne Frank won three Academy Awards in 1960, including Best Supporting Actress for Shelley Winters . In 2006, The Diary of Anne Frank was honored as the eighteenth most inspiring American film on the list AFI's 100 Years…100 Cheers .

1959 American film directed by George Stevens The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 film based on the Pulitzer Prize -winning play of the same name , which was based on the diary of Anne Frank . It was directed by George Stevens , with a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett . It is the first film version of both the play and the original story, and features three members of the original Broadway cast. The film was based on the personal diary of Anne Frank , a Jewish girl who lived in hiding with her family during World War II . All her writings to her diary were addressed as "Dear Kitty". It was published after the end of the war by her father, Otto Frank (played in the film by Joseph Schildkraut , also Jewish). All of his family members had been killed by the Nazis. The film was shot on a sound stage duplicate of the factory in Los Angeles, while exteriors were filmed at the actual building in Amsterdam. The film was positively received by critics and is still often considered the best film adaptation of Anne Frank's Diary. It currently holds a 78% critics rating on Rottentomatoes. It won three Academy Awards in 1960, including Best Supporting Actress for Shelley Winters . Shelley later donated her Oscar to the Anne Frank Museum. In 2006, it was honored as the eighteenth most inspiring American film on the list AFI's 100 Years…100 Cheers .

1959 American film directed by George Stevens The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 American biographical drama film based on the Pulitzer Prize -winning 1955 play of the same name , which was in turn based on the posthumously published diary of Anne Frank , a German-born Jewish girl who lived in hiding in Amsterdam with her family during World War II . It was directed by George Stevens , with a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett , is the first film version of both the play and the original story, and features three members of the original Broadway cast. All Frank's writings to her diary were addressed as "Dear Kitty". It was published after the end of the war by her father, Otto Frank (played in the film by Joseph Schildkraut , who was also Jewish). His entire family had been murdered in the Holocaust . The film was shot on a sound stage duplicate of the factory in Los Angeles, while exteriors were filmed at the actual building in Amsterdam. The film was positively received by critics, currently holding a 80% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes . It won three Academy Awards in 1960, including Best Supporting Actress for Shelley Winters . Shelley Winters later donated her Oscar to the Anne Frank Museum. In 2006, it was honored as the eighteenth most inspiring American film on the list AFI's 100 Years…100 Cheers .

1959 American film directed by George Stevens The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 American biographical drama film based on the Pulitzer Prize -winning 1955 play of the same name , which was in turn based on the posthumously published diary of Anne Frank , a German-born Jewish girl who lived in hiding in Amsterdam with her family during World War II . It was directed by George Stevens , a Hollywood filmmaker previously involved with capturing evidence of concentration camps during the war, with a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett . It is the first film version of both the play and the original story, and features three members of the original Broadway cast. Many of Frank's writings to her diary were addressed as "Dear Kitty". It was published after the end of the war by her father, Otto Frank (played in the film by Joseph Schildkraut , who was also Jewish). His entire family had been murdered in the Holocaust . The interiors were shot in Los Angeles on a sound stage duplicate of the Amsterdam factory, with exteriors filmed at the actual building. The film was positively received by critics, currently holding an 81% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes . It won three Academy Awards in 1960, including Best Supporting Actress for Shelley Winters . Shelley Winters later donated her Oscar to the Anne Frank Museum. In 2006, it was honored as the eighteenth most inspiring American film on the list AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers .