The Diary of Anne Frank (film)
The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 motion picture based on the diary of Holocaust victim Anne Frank. It was directed by George Stevens, with a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.
Cast
- Millie Perkins as Anne Frank
- Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank
- Shelley Winters as Petronella van Daan
- Richard Beymer as Peter van Daan
- Gusti Huber as Edith Frank
- Lou Jacobi as Hans van Daan
- Diane Baker as Margot Frank
- Douglas Spencer as Kraler
- Dodie Heath as Miep
- Ed Wynn as Albert Dussell
Awards
It won three Oscars:
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress – Shelley Winters
- Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White – George W. Davis, Stuart A. Reiss, Walter M. Scott, and Lyle R. Wheeler
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White – William C. Mellor
As of February 2005, Winters' Oscar statuette is on display at Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.
It was also nominated for a further five Oscars:
- Academy Award for Best Picture – George Stevens Jr., producer
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – Ed Wynn
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White – Charles Le Maire, and Mary Wills
- Academy Award for Best Director – George Stevens
- Academy Award for Original Music Score, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture – Alfred Newman