Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (1959)

Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank: Directed by George Stevens. With Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer. During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.

“I had low expectations for this movie, and they were fulfilled. I have read the book (the diary), read the play, seen the play, performed in the play, BEEN TO THE ANNE FRANK HOUSE IN AMSTERDAM — and, in three hours, the movie added nothing. Itu0026#39;s not a bad film, and some would probably enjoy it, but it is far too long to maintain any level of energy, and far too short to do justice to the book or the original play. Add to that the fact that Anneu0026#39;s concluding entries in her diary (as presented in the movie) are totally fabricated, and itu0026#39;s all the more disappointing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor those who havenu0026#39;t done any of the above, the movie might be worthwhile. I felt it was a waste of three hours. Now that Iu0026#39;ve seen it, I wonu0026#39;t have to see it again. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDIARY was awarded three OSCARS — one for Shelly Wintersu0026#39; performance, one for art direction, and one for cinematography (Bu0026amp;W). I wasnu0026#39;t overly impressed with Wintersu0026#39; hammy performance, and Iu0026#39;m not entirely convinced she stood out any more than any of the other u0026quot;supportingu0026quot; actors (i.e. everyone other than Anne / Millie Perkins). While the art direction was excellent, I canu0026#39;t say that the cinematography was all that impressive, either, although Mellor probably got the nod over the other nominees because he worked successfully on a very restrictive site.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSometimes I encourage people to see the movie before or after they read the book because the film will add something to the experience of reading it. Not in this case. Then again, how can you possibly hope to add anything to the impact of Anne Franku0026#39;s diary?”