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I READ THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK 34 YRS AGO FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND REMEMBERED BEING MOVED BY HER STORY THEN,AND NOW TO WATCH THIS 1959 CLASSIC WITH UNKNOWN MILLIE PERKINS AND LEAD ACTRESS SHELLEY WINTERS IN IT ,NO WONDER IT WON 3 ACADEMY AWARDS . A MUST BUY FOR ANYBODY WANTING TO KNOW THE A TRUE STORY OF A GIRL,FAMILY .AND FRIENDS STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE DURING THE NAZI INVASION OF AMSTERDAM.[POWERFUL AND GRIPING SUSPENSE]
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I decided to search eBay to see if this movie was even available on DVD, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was. I'd read the book a number of years ago, and my daughter has it in her home library, so I knew that we would both enjoy this movie, and I was not disappointed. It is excellent and a must-see, but I would definitely say that it is for older children and adults due to its subject matter. My husband and I watched it and it was easy to see why it was such highly spoken of in 1958 and afterwards. The acting was superb and we were disappointed that it did not win more Academy Awards; however, it was up against some very stiff competition (Gigi, for example). If you want an excellent, informative story of Anne Frank and what she and her family and friends went through during the Nazi occupation of Holland, this is it!Read full review
Well selected cast fit the story like a glove. Too many people today don't know what happened to 6 million Jews who were murdered in Europe's concentration camps and not just in Germany. This is only the story of 7 of them just before their capture. And it happened relatively recently in the 1940's! The worst holocaust in history. These were not soldiers or spies or extremist....just ordinary men, women and children like you and I. They were guilty of no crime. That's the message. The world did nothing to stop this until it was too late.
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I absolutely loved this movie. I remembered watching it in school and it had been so long since I had seen it I decided to purchase a copy of my own. This movie does a superb job of depicting what Anne Frank and her family endured while trying to survive in the Nazi horror. The story line is wonderful and easy to follow. It would be great to introduce to a child wanting to learn about one of the most famous victims of this time or even an adult wanting to remember the struggles and hardships that were faced. Its a wonderful movie that I loved and hope you will too.
This movie was put out in 1959. It stars Shelley Winters in one of her earlier pieces. I use this movie with my 8th grade students. We read a condensed version of the diary then watch the video to see the diary come to life. There are some very dramatic moments when 30 8th graders sit on the edge of their seats hoping beyond hope the Franks and their guests won't be found out. Any movie that can keep teenagers attentive like that has a huge vote from me!