The Diary of Anne Frank

TV Movie
1980
1h 49m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

652

YOUR RATING

Biography Drama

During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

652

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 4 nominations total

Trivia
Scott Jacoby played Peter van Daan in this film. His grandfather Lou Jacobi previously played Peter's father Hans van Daan in both the original Broadway play as well as the feature film adaptation The Diary of Anne Frank (1959).

Quotes
Mrs. Van Daan, Anne Frank: [at different times] Remember Mr. So-And-So, remember, I'm a lady.

Connections
Version of The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

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Review

Featured review

1/10

Waiting for the original negative film to deteriorate so we can forget!

After watching this you'll be willing to tell the Nazis where Melissa Gilbert and Doris Roberts are hiding! On the positive side Maximillian Schell does a decent job in his part... Melissa Gilbert is something to watch as an older teenaged girl pretending to be 13 but acting more like an 8 year old Laura Ingalls, and still trying to run out of as many scenes as possible in tears. (well it worked on Little House) This film has "bad TV play" written all over it. The actor who plays the teenage boy was also decent in his role. I believe he is the same actor who played opposite Jody Foster in "The little Girl who lives down the lane". He and Mr. Schell are the only ones who avoided bringing shame to the final product.