---
title: 'The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Stevens'
released: '1959-03-18'
runtime_minutes: 152
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-diary-of-anne-frank-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052738/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

1959 · 152 min · Drama, War, History · United States


## Synopsis

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, from 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-stevens)
- **Producer:** [George Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-stevens)
- **Screenplay:** [Frances Goodrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-goodrich), [Albert Hackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-hackett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Director of Photography:** [William C. Mellor](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-c-mellor)
- **Editor:** [David Bretherton](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bretherton)

## Cast

- [Millie Perkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/millie-perkins) as Anne Frank
- [Joseph Schildkraut](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-schildkraut) as Otto Heinrich Frank
- [Shelley Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-winters) as Auguste van Pels
- [Richard Beymer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-beymer) as Peter van Pels
- [Gusti Huber](https://cinepixo.com/people/gusti-huber) as Edith Frank-Holländer
- [Lou Jacobi](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-jacobi) as Mr. Hans Van Daan
- [Diane Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-baker) as Margot Frank
- [Douglas Spencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-spencer) as Kraler
- [Dodie Heath](https://cinepixo.com/people/dodie-heath) as Miep
- [Ed Wynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-wynn) as Mr. Albert Dussell
- [William Kirschner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-kirschner) as Workman in Shop
- [Orangey](https://cinepixo.com/people/orangey) as Mouschi
- [Charles Wagenheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-wagenheim) as Sneak Thief
- [Robert Boon](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-boon) as SS Man
- [Edmund Purdom](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-purdom) as British Radio Announcer

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