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She Perished but her Hopes, Dreams, and Optimism Survive

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She Perished but her Hopes, Dreams, and Optimism Survive

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She Perished but her Hopes, Dreams, and Optimism Survive

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Millie Perkins and Joseph Schildkraut in...

The Diary of Anne Frank

( Catalog Number 107485 )
(2.35:1) (4 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Original walk-in intermission, and exit music tracks

The Diary of Anne Frank
1959 - 184 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
George Stevens' life-altering experience of witnessing the death camps after WWII was doubtless responsible for his desire to adapt the famed diary of the teenaged Jewish girl, played by Millie Perkins. With the feared 'Green Police' or Dutch Gestapo combing Amsterdam in search of Jews, Anne, her parents, Otto (Joseph Schildkraut) and Edith (Anna Huber) another Jewish family, the Van Daans, and a dentist Albert Dussell (Ed Wynn) take refuge for two years in a small attic provided by Gentile shop owners Kraler (Douglas Spencer) and Miep (Dody Heath). Despite their precarious situation, and the sense of claustrophobia created by having to live together in such crowded conditions, covering the windows during the day, and keeping as quiet as possible at all times, the families carry on as best they can. For Anne, her platonic romance with Peter Van Daan (Richard Beymer), the attractive son of often voluble parents, makes the experience more bearable than it is for the adults, whose sense of foreboding is palpable. By surrounding the inexperienced Perkins with a talented cast of veteran performers, which also includes Shelley Winters and Lou Jacobi, Stevens achieves a moving portrait of Frank's innocent precocity, with her ultimate fate the tragic subtext of this intensely compelling film.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Teenaged Anne Frank, a Dutch Jew, perished along with most of the rest of her family in a Nazi concentration camp, but her hopes, dreams, and optimistic outlook have endured thanks to the publication of her diary in 1952. After intense negotiations with Anne's father, the sole survivor of the Frank family, The Diary of Anne Frank was dramatized in 1954 in a Pulitzer Prize-winning version by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. In the 1959 film version, director George Stevens could stage many dialogue sequences in furtive whispers, conveying the precariousness of the Franks' existence, and that of their fellow exiles, the Van Daan family and fussy dentist Mr. Dussel, during the two years they spent hiding from the Gestapo in a tiny Amsterdam attic. Yet, while the Franks' attic is appropriately confining, the decision to film in CinemaScope robs the situation of its inherent claustrophobia. Stevens was criticized for casting unknown Millie Perkins as Anne, but her awkwardness and naivete add to the credibility of her character, much more so than the movie-starrish turn by young Richard Beymer as Peter Van Daan. The movie also features such veterans as Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank, Shelley Winters as Mrs. Van Daan, Lou Jacobi as Mr. Van Daan, and Ed Wynn as Dussel. Despite its nearly three-hour length, The Diary of Anne Frank sustains its suspense and poignancy throughout, and is capped by one of the most heartwrenching climaxes of any filmalbeit one handled with taste and decorum. Oscars went to supporting actress Shelley Winters and cinematographer William C. Mellor. --- Hal Erickson

Although it appeared almost fifteen years after the end of World War II, The Diary of Anne Frank was one of the first post-war films to confront the Holocaust on such human terms. The Frank family is an "every family," made to bear testimony for all the victims of the Nazi genocide. It is a weight that the film bears with dignity, although the filmmaker's self-consciousness occasionally causes the pace to drag. Shooting in panoramic Cinemascope, Oscar-winning cinematographer William C. Mellor and director George Stevens capture the situation's overwhelming claustrophobia, as the two families are forced to cohabit in cave-like conditions, remain quiet all day, and block up the windows at night; the claustrophobia gradually creates a palpable sense of audience dread. Shelley Winters's near-hysterical performance garnered her an Oscar, but she sometimes seems to be in a different movie from her more controlled co-stars. Millie Perkins was a little old (21) for the title role, but she effectively conveys Anne's painful adolescent confusion. The strength of both families in the face of such frightening conditions provides the film with a moral center and tragic power that overcome its minor weaknesses. --- Dan Jardine

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Cast for The Diary of Anne Frank

Millie Perkins - Anne Frank
Joseph Schildkraut - Otto Frank
Shelley Winters - Mrs. Van Dean
Richard Beymer - Peter Van Dean
Gusti Huber - Edith Frank
Lou Jacobi - Mr. Van Dean
Diane Baker - Margot Frank
Douglas Spencer - Kraler
Dody Heath - Miep
Ed Wynn - Albert Dussell
Charles Wagenheim - Sneak Thief
Robert Boon - SS Man
William Kirschner - Workman in Shop
Gusti Huber - Mrs. Frank
Frank Tweddell - Night Watchman
Del Erickson

Crew for The Diary of Anne Frank

Walter Scott - Production Designer
Robert Swink - Editor
Stuart A. Reiss - Production Designer
Alfred Newman - Composer (Music Score)
Edward B. Powell - Musical Direction/Supervision
Lyle Wheeler - Art Director
George Stevens - Producer / Director
Mary Wills - Costume Designer
Anne Frank - Book Author
David Bretherton - Editor
Jack Cardiff - Cinematographer
L.B. Abbott - Special Effects
George W. Davis - Art Director
William Mellor - Cinematographer
William Mace - Editor
Frances Goodrich - Play Author / Screenwriter
Charles LeMaire - Costume Designer
Albert Hackett - Play Author / Screenwriter

Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank

Best Art Direction (win) Stuart A. Reiss 1959 Academy
Best Art Direction (win) George W. Davis 1959 Academy
Best Art Direction (win) Walter Scott 1959 Academy
Best Art Direction (win) Lyle Wheeler 1959 Academy
Best Cinematography (win) Mellor, William C. 1959 Academy
Best Costume Design (nom) Mary Wills 1959 Academy
Best Costume Design (nom) Charles LeMaire 1959 Academy
Best Director (nom) George Stevens, Jr. 1959 Academy
Best Picture (nom) 1959 Academy
Best Score (nom) Alfred Newman 1959 Academy
Best Supporting Actor (nom) Ed Wynn 1959 Academy
Best Supporting Actress (win) Shelley Winters 1959 Academy
10 Best Films 1959 National Board of Review of Motion Pict
Best Actress Millie Perkins 1959 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Direction George Stevens 1959 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Film George Stevens 1959 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Screenwriting Albert Hackett 1959 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Screenwriting Frances Goodrich 1959 New York Film Critics Circle

Feature Details

Title: The Diary of Anne Frank
Feature Release Date: 1959
Genre: Drama
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 184 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Catalog Number: 107485
UPC: 086162913860
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: Fox Video

Sides: 4
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 107485-N
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Rare Factory-Sealed, Remastered, Uncut, Widescreen, LaserDisc Movie

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Millie Perkins and Joseph Schildkraut in...

The Diary of Anne Frank

( Catalog Number 107485 )
(2.35:1) (4 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Original walk-in intermission, and exit music tracks

The Diary of Anne Frank
1959 - 184 min. - Black and White
Genre: Drama

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
George Stevens' life-altering experience of witnessing the death camps after WWII was doubtless responsible for his desire to adapt the famed diary of the teenaged Jewish girl, played by Millie Perkins. With the feared 'Green Police' or Dutch Gestapo combing Amsterdam in search of Jews, Anne, her parents, Otto (Joseph Schildkraut) and Edith (Anna Huber) another Jewish family, the Van Daans, and a dentist Albert Dussell (Ed Wynn) take refuge for two years in a small attic provided by Gentile shop owners Kraler (Douglas Spencer) and Miep (Dody Heath). Despite their precarious situation, and the sense of claustrophobia created by having to live together in such crowded conditions, covering the windows during the day, and keeping as quiet as possible at all times, the families carry on as best they can. For Anne, her platonic romance with Peter Van Daan (Richard Beymer), the attractive son of often voluble parents, makes the experience more bearable than it is for the adults, whose sense of foreboding is palpable. By surrounding the inexperienced Perkins with a talented cast of veteran performers, which also includes Shelley Winters and Lou Jacobi, Stevens achieves a moving portrait of Frank's innocent precocity, with her ultimate fate the tragic subtext of this intensely compelling film.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Teenaged Anne Frank, a Dutch Jew, perished along with most of the rest of her family in a Nazi concentration camp, but her hopes, dreams, and optimistic outlook have endured thanks to the publication of her diary in 1952. After intense negotiations with Anne's father, the sole survivor of the Frank family, The Diary of Anne Frank was dramatized in 1954 in a Pulitzer Prize-winning version by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. In the 1959 film version, director George Stevens could stage many dialogue sequences in furtive whispers, conveying the precariousness of the Franks' existence, and that of their fellow exiles, the Van Daan family and fussy dentist Mr. Dussel, during the two years they spent hiding from the Gestapo in a tiny Amsterdam attic. Yet, while the Franks' attic is appropriately confining, the decision to film in CinemaScope robs the situation of its inherent claustrophobia. Stevens was criticized for casting unknown Millie Perkins as Anne, but her awkwardness and naivete add to the credibility of her character, much more so than the movie-starrish turn by young Richard Beymer as Peter Van Daan. The movie also features such veterans as Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank, Shelley Winters as Mrs. Van Daan, Lou Jacobi as Mr. Van Daan, and Ed Wynn as Dussel. Despite its nearly three-hour length, The Diary of Anne Frank sustains its suspense and poignancy throughout, and is capped by one of the most heartwrenching climaxes of any filmalbeit one handled with taste and decorum. Oscars went to supporting actress Shelley Winters and cinematographer William C. Mellor. --- Hal Erickson

Although it appeared almost fifteen years after the end of World War II, The Diary of Anne Frank was one of the first post-war films to confront the Holocaust on such human terms. The Frank family is an "every family," made to bear testimony for all the victims of the Nazi genocide. It is a weight that the film bears with dignity, although the filmmaker's self-consciousness occasionally causes the pace to drag. Shooting in panoramic Cinemascope, Oscar-winning cinematographer William C. Mellor and director George Stevens capture the situation's overwhelming claustrophobia, as the two families are forced to cohabit in cave-like conditions, remain quiet all day, and block up the windows at night; the claustrophobia gradually creates a palpable sense of audience dread. Shelley Winters's near-hysterical performance garnered her an Oscar, but she sometimes seems to be in a different movie from her more controlled co-stars. Millie Perkins was a little old (21) for the title role, but she effectively conveys Anne's painful adolescent confusion. The strength of both families in the face of such frightening conditions provides the film with a moral center and tragic power that overcome its minor weaknesses. --- Dan Jardine

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Cast for The Diary of Anne Frank

Millie Perkins - Anne Frank
Joseph Schildkraut - Otto Frank
Shelley Winters - Mrs. Van Dean
Richard Beymer - Peter Van Dean
Gusti Huber - Edith Frank
Lou Jacobi - Mr. Van Dean
Diane Baker - Margot Frank
Douglas Spencer - Kraler
Dody Heath - Miep
Ed Wynn - Albert Dussell
Charles Wagenheim - Sneak Thief
Robert Boon - SS Man
William Kirschner - Workman in Shop
Gusti Huber - Mrs. Frank
Frank Tweddell - Night Watchman
Del Erickson

Crew for The Diary of Anne Frank

Walter Scott - Production Designer
Robert Swink - Editor
Stuart A. Reiss - Production Designer
Alfred Newman - Composer (Music Score)
Edward B. Powell - Musical Direction/Supervision
Lyle Wheeler - Art Director
George Stevens - Producer / Director
Mary Wills - Costume Designer
Anne Frank - Book Author
David Bretherton - Editor
Jack Cardiff - Cinematographer
L.B. Abbott - Special Effects
George W. Davis - Art Director
William Mellor - Cinematographer
William Mace - Editor
Frances Goodrich - Play Author / Screenwriter
Charles LeMaire - Costume Designer
Albert Hackett - Play Author / Screenwriter

Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank

Best Art Direction (win) Stuart A. Reiss 1959 Academy
Best Art Direction (win) George W. Davis 1959 Academy
Best Art Direction (win) Walter Scott 1959 Academy
Best Art Direction (win) Lyle Wheeler 1959 Academy
Best Cinematography (win) Mellor, William C. 1959 Academy
Best Costume Design (nom) Mary Wills 1959 Academy
Best Costume Design (nom) Charles LeMaire 1959 Academy
Best Director (nom) George Stevens, Jr. 1959 Academy
Best Picture (nom) 1959 Academy
Best Score (nom) Alfred Newman 1959 Academy
Best Supporting Actor (nom) Ed Wynn 1959 Academy
Best Supporting Actress (win) Shelley Winters 1959 Academy
10 Best Films 1959 National Board of Review of Motion Pict
Best Actress Millie Perkins 1959 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Direction George Stevens 1959 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Film George Stevens 1959 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Screenwriting Albert Hackett 1959 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Screenwriting Frances Goodrich 1959 New York Film Critics Circle

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