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The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

Oscar-winning adaptation of the famous true story. German-occupied Amsterdam, 1942. Young teen Anne details how, to escape persecution, the Franks take refuge with another family.

Oscar-winning adaptation of the famous true story. German-occupied Amsterdam, 1942. Young teen Anne details how, to escape escalating persecution of Jews, the Franks take refuge with another family in a cramped attic hidden above a small business. The restrictions soon produce friction between the occupants as the war drags on.

2 hours, 44 minutes

On TV

Next Sunday10:45
BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only

Credits

Anne FrankMillie Perkins
Otto FrankJoseph Schildkraut
Petronella Van DaanShelley Winters
Peter Van DaanRichard Beymer
Edith FrankGusti Huber
Hans Van DaanLou Jacobi
Margot FrankDiane Baker
KralerDouglas Spencer
MiepDody Heath
Albert DusselEd Wynn
DirectorGeorge Stevens
WriterAlbert Hackett
WriterFrances Goodrich

Broadcasts

  • Sat 27 Jan 201813:30
    BBC Two
  • Sat 26 Jan 201911:45
    BBC Two
  • Fri 13 Sep 201914:30
    BBC Two except Scotland & BBC Scotland
  • Sat 25 Jan 202010:45
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 28 Jan 202313:30
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 27 Jan 202412:30
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Thu 1 Feb 202420:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 11 Jan 202512:30
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 6 Sep 202509:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Next Sunday10:45
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Next Sunday11:45
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland

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