History Film / TheDiaryOfAnneFrank

* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: Millie Perkins isn't merely somewhat more conventionally attractive than the real Anne Frank, people thought she resembled Audrey Hepburn in many scenes and on top of that outside the movie people praised her looks as similar to a young Elizabeth Taylor (which is even commented in some moments of the movie). Likewise with Shelley Winters as Mrs. Van Daan and Richard Beymer as Peter. Also Margot was considered genuinely pretty in real life but the producers still manages to take it to a whole other level by casting Diane Baker as her.

The film's cast includes Millie Perkins as Anne Frank, Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank (repeating his stage role), Creator/ShelleyWinters as Petronella van Daan, and Creator/EdWynn as Albert Dussell.

* YouHaveToHaveJews: Austrian-Jewish Joseph Schildkraut, Canadian-born Jew Lou Jacobi (Louis Harold Jacobovitch), and Creator/EdWynn (born in Philadelphia, PA; his father was from old Bohemia, and his mother was of Romanian-Turkish ancestry) respectively portraying Otto Frank, Mr. van Daan and Mr. Dussel.

* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: Millie Perkins is somewhat more conventionally attractive than the real Anne Frank. Likewise with Shelley Winters as Mrs. Van Daan and Richard Beymer as Peter.

* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: Millie Perkins as Anne
** Shelley Winters as Mrs. Van Daan
** Richard Beymer as Peter

''The Diary of Anne Frank'' is a 1959 film directed by Creator/GeorgeStevens. It was based on the diary of Anne Frank, ''Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl'', and Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's play of the same name which was adapted from the diary.

The film stars Millie Perkins as Anne Frank, Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank (repeating his stage role), Creator/EdWynn as Albert Dussel, and Creator/ShelleyWinters as Petronella van Daan.

The film stars Millie Perkins as Anne Frank, Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank (repeating his stage role), Ed Wynn as Albert Dussel, and Creator/ShelleyWinters as Petronella van Daan.

* MeaningfulName: Played with; Dussel, the pseudonymous last name of Fritz Pfeffer, means "nitwit" in German. However, in the movie, Dussel mentions that he was born in Holland, as were his father and grandfather, so that makes him a native Dutchman despite being assigned a German last name as a pseudonym in the diary. Charlotte Kaletta, who posthumously married Fritz Pfeffer in 1950 (with the marriage retroactively in effect from May 31, 1937 until his death in 1944), felt that the pseudonym and character of Mr. Dussel was injurious to Pfeffer's life, since he was in real life a master of Hebrew and far from ignorant of Jewish traditions, in contrast to being portrayed by Ed Wynn, an actor known as "The Perfect Fool", and after the cancellation of his most recent TV series, had been urged by his son, Keenan Wynn, to pursue dramatic roles. In spite of the objections, Mr. Dussel's character name remained unchanged.

* YouHaveToHaveJews: Austrian-Jewish Joseph Schildkraut, Canadian-born Jew Lou Jacobi (Louis Harold Jacobovitch), and Ed Wynn (born in Philadelphia, PA; his father was from old Bohemia, and his mother was of Romanian-Turkish ancestry) respectively portraying Otto Frank, Mr. van Daan and Mr. Dussel.

''The Diary of Anne Frank'' is a 1959 film directed by Creator/GeorgeStevens.

It was based on the diary of Anne Frank, ''Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl'', and Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's play of the same name which was adapted from the diary. It tells the story of Anne Frank, a Dutch Jewish girl who went into hiding in 1942 at the age of 13 with her family, concealed in a hidden annex in the office building where her father had worked. The family remained hidden in the "secret annex" for two years, with young Anne writing in her diary the whole time.

The film stars Millie Perkins as Anne Frank, Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank (repeating his stage role), Ed Wynn as Albert Dussel, and Creator/ShelleyWinters as Petronella van Daan. It was directed by Creator/GeorgeStevens.

* ApocalypticLog

* {{Bookends}}: The film starts and concludes with Otto making his way back to the Secret Annex, reading from Anne's diary.

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-->'''Anne''': In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
-->'''Otto Frank''': She puts me to shame.

* LastKiss: [[spoiler: Anne and Peter share a desperate, passionate kiss before [[spoiler: their impending arrest]].

-->'''Otto Frank''': [[TearJerker She puts me to shame]].

* DownerEnding / ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler: The Franks's hiding spot is betrayed to the Nazis. [[SoleSurvivor Only Otto Frank survived.]]]]

* [[spoiler: LastKiss]]: Anne and Peter share a desperate, passionate kiss before [[spoiler: their impending arrest]].

* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: All of the people in the hiding spot except for Otto.]]
* [[spoiler:{{Posthumous Narration}}]]

''The Diary of Anne Frank'' is a 1959 film based on the diary of Anne Frank, ''Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl'', and Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's play of the same name which was adapted from the diary. The film stars Millie Perkins as Anne Frank, Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank (repeating his stage role), Ed Wynn as Albert Dussel, and Shelley Winters as Petronella van Daan. It was directed by Creator/GeorgeStevens.

* MeaningfulName: Played with; Dussel, the pseudonymous last name of Fritz Pfeffer, means "nitwit" in German. However, in the movie, Dussel mentions that he was born in Holland, as were his father and grandfather, so that makes him a native Dutchman despite being assigned a German last name as a pseudonym in the diary. Charlotte Kaletta, who posthumously married Fritz Pfeffer in 1950 (with the marriage retroactively in effect from May 31, 1937 until his death in 1944), felt that the pseudonym and character of Mr. Dussel was injurious to Pfeffer's life, since he was in real life a master of Hebrew and far from ignorant of Jewish traditions, in contrast to being portrayed by Ed Wynn, an actor known as "The Perfect Fool", and after the cancellation of his most recent TV series, had been encouraged by his son, Keenan Wynn, to persue dramatic roles. In spite of the objections, Mr. Dussel's character name remained unchanged.

* PatrickStewartSpeech: After Mr. Kraler fears that their hiding place may have been discovered when a downstairs employee gets suspicious and attempts to blackmail him, Margot becomes pessimistic:

* YouHaveToHaveJews: Austrian-Jewish Joseph Schildkraut, Canadian-born Jew Lou Jacobi (Louis Harold Jacobovitch), and Ed Wynn (his father was from old Bohemia, and his mother was of Romanian-Turkish ancestry) respectively portraying Otto Frank, Mr. van Daan and Mr. Dussel.

* MeaningfulName: Played with; Dussel, the pseudonymous last name of Fritz Pfeffer, means "nitwit" in German. However, in the movie, Dussel mentions that he was born in Holland, as were his father and grandfather, so that makes him a native Dutchman despite being assigned a German last name as a pseudonym in the diary. Charlotte Kaletta, who posthumously married Fritz Pfeffer in 1950 (with the marriage retroactively in effect from May 31, 1937 until his death in 1944), felt that the pseudonym and character of Mr. Dussel was injurious to Pfeffer's life, since he was in real life a master of Hebrew and far from ignorant of Jewish traditions, in contrast to being portrayed by Ed Wynn (an actor known as "The Perfect Fool"). In spite of the objections, Mr. Dussel's character name remained unchanged.

* MeaningfulName: Played with; Dussel, the pseudonymous last name of Fritz Pfeffer, means "nitwit" in German. Charlotte Kaletta, who posthumously married Fritz Pfeffer in 1950 (with the marriage retroactively in effect from May 31, 1937 until his death in 1944), felt that the pseudonym and character of Mr. Dussel was injurious to Pfeffer's life, since he was in real life a master of Hebrew and far from ignorant of Jewish traditions, in contrast to being portrayed by Ed Wynn (an actor known as "The Perfect Fool"). In spite of the objections, Mr. Dussel's name remained unchanged.

''The Diary of Anne Frank'' is a 1959 film based on the diary of Anne Frank, ''Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl'', and Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's play of the same name which was adapted from the diary. The film stars Millie Perkins as Anne Frank, Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank (repeating his stage role), and Shelley Winters as Petronella van Daan. It was directed by Creator/GeorgeStevens.