Anne Frank Collection
by darknesswelcome | created - 17 Mar 2021 | updated - 4 months ago | PublicAs a huge Anne fan, there was a time period I watched almost everything about her. Here's a list of the things I know.
Includes the movies and the miniseries, and the official documentaries. The most relevant ones on the top.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_about_Anne_Frank
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1. Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Drama, War
The life of Anne Frank and her family from 1939 to 1945: pre-war fears, invasion of Netherlands by German troops, hiding in Amsterdam, deportation to the camps, return of Anne's father.
Stars: Ben Kingsley, Hannah Taylor Gordon, Brenda Blethyn, Lili Taylor
Votes: 5,417
This is my favorite Anne Frank adaptation! Great actors, great story. This is the first, and maybe only Anne Frank film that has camp scenes.
2. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Approved | 180 min | Biography, Drama, Family
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Millie Perkins, Shelley Winters, Joseph Schildkraut, Richard Beymer
Votes: 13,686 | Gross: $5.01M
Old Hollywood. I love this version very much. It's got a charm.
3. The Diary of Anne Frank (2009)
30 min | Biography, Drama, History
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Stars: Kate Ashfield, Geoffrey Breton, Ron Cook, Tim Dantay
Votes: 3,418
The new and popular BBC miniseries. Not my favorite, but popular.
4. Anne Frank Remembered (1995)
PG | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, War
Tells the story of the Frank family and paints a portrait of their brash and free-spirited daughter Anne, perhaps the world's most famous victim of the Holocaust.
Director: Jon Blair | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Glenn Close, Isa Baschwitz, Mary Bos
Votes: 1,349 | Gross: $1.31M
Academy award winner documentary. One of my favorite docu's.
5. Anne Frank's Holocaust (2015 TV Movie)
Biography
Anne Frank's world famous diary came to an abrupt end shortly before she and her family were discovered hiding from the Nazis in a secret annex at the top of Otto Frank's office building, ... See full synopsis »
Director: Erik Nelson | Stars: Anne Frank, Michael Berenbaum, Hannah Pick-Goslar, Martin K.A. Morgan
Votes: 85
National Geographic documentary about Anne. I remember when this premiered on TV. I loved it. Watched it many times. Good one! Has an alternative name called "Final days of Anne Frank"
6. A Small Light (2023)
TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History
Follows the remarkable story of Miep Gies, a Dutch woman who risked her life to shelter Anne Frank's family from the Nazis for more than two years during World War II.
Stars: Bel Powley, Joe Cole, Amira Casar, Billie Boullet
Votes: 12,133
National Geographic miniseries focusing on Miep and Jan Gies, and on the Dutch Resistance.
Finally watching this in December 2023! This is a really good series, but sometimes maybe too modern, or not too realistic, but a great way to show more about the helpers.
7. The Diary of Anne Frank (2016)
128 min | Drama, War
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Director: Hans Steinbichler | Stars: Lea van Acken, Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Noethen, Stella Kunkat
Votes: 1,641
German movie adaptation, it ran in German language theathers.
8. My Daughter, Anne Frank (2015 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama
Feature scenes and interviews with Anne Frank's contemporaries to tell the story of her short life.
Director: Raymond Ley | Stars: Mala Emde, Götz Schubert, Lion Wasczyk, Rosalie Ernst
Votes: 234
German made TV movie. "My Daughter Anne Frank". Focuses on Otto Frank.
9. #AnneFrank - Parallel Stories (2019)
92 min | Documentary, Drama, History
It is based on five women who did survive the Holocaust but shared her same fate of "deportation, suffering and being denied their childhood and adolescence," according to promotional materials.
Directors: Sabina Fedeli, Anna Migotto | Stars: Helen Mirren, Martina Gatti, Andra Bucci, Tatiana Bucci
Votes: 1,764 | Gross: $0.34M
Netflix documentary.
10. The Diary of Anne Frank (1987)
112 min | Biography, Drama, History
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Stars: Katharine Schlesinger, Emrys James, Elizabeth Bell, Emma Bowe
Votes: 140
The Old BBC miniseries.
11. The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988 TV Movie)
PG | 97 min | Drama, History, War
Miep Gies struggles to keep Anne Frank and her family hidden and safe inside the secret annex, as the Nazis turn Amsterdam upside-down.
Director: John Erman | Stars: Mary Steenburgen, Paul Scofield, Huub Stapel, Eleanor Bron
Votes: 501
The main character is Miep Gies, based on her novel called "Anne Frank Remembered"
12. My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021)
TV-14 | 103 min | Drama
Hannah is imprisoned at camp Bergen-Belsen days before it is liberated, and there she thinks back to her time in Amsterdam with her best friend Anne during the first few years of the war. ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Sombogaart | Stars: Aiko Beemsterboer, Roeland Fernhout, Josephine Arendsen, Stefan de Walle
Votes: 5,481
"My best friend Anne Frank" Just saw it, because it came out on Netflix. In my opinion, this is just for a one time watch. Didn’t like it. It focuses on Anne's best friend Hanneli Goslar and her family.
13. Anne Frank Video Diary (2020–2021)
91 min | Biography, Drama, History
What if Anne Frank had a camera instead of a diary?
Stars: Luna Cruz Perez, Katarina Justic, Noël van Santen, Shai Eschel
Votes: 67
The Anne Frank's House Youtube project, "What if Anne had a vlog instead of a diary?" You can see it on Youtube.
14. The Magic of the Diary of Anne Frank (2015)
Documentary
Featuring heartfelt interviews and visits to historical sites, this documentary examines the impact of Anne Frank's words on millions around the world.
Stars: Dan Brown, Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder
Votes: 18
TV documentary, I remember it's premiere. It focuses on the impact on Anne's diary on everyone including a famous writer, a singer, an actor and an actress and also the ordinary everyday-life people. It's avaliable on many online streaming platforms.
15. The Diary of Anne Frank (1995)
102 min | Animation, 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.
Director: Akinori Nagaoka | Stars: Rena Takahashi, Gô Katô, Fumie Kashiyama, Seiko Nakano
Votes: 290
Japanese animated film.
16. Anne Frank's Diary (1999)
88 min | Animation, 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.
Director: Julian Y. Wolff | Stars: Marissa Davison, Vanessa Ackerman, Bela Grushka, Allan Wenger
Votes: 250
The "Anne no nikki" Japanese animated movie, but with English dubbing and a little editing.
17. Where Is Anne Frank (2021)
99 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Kitty, the imaginary girl who Anne Frank wrote to in her 1940s diary during WWII, seeks out the deceased diarist while also inspiring a wave of modern social justice for refugees.
Director: Ari Folman | Stars: Sebastian Croft, Ruby Stokes, Emily Carey, Michael Maloney
Votes: 1,705
Finally saw this one! (October 8th 2022) I think it's a lovely and unique animated film. It's funny and heartbreaking at the same time. The story follows Kitty, Anne's imaginary friend, who discovers 21st century's Amsterdam.
18. Mi ricordo Anna Frank (2009 TV Movie)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History
Freely inspired by Alison Leslie Gold's "Memories of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Childhood Friend," the film tells of Anne Frank and her friend, Hanneli Goslar, their first meeting in ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Negrin | Stars: Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, Gábor Jászberényi, Emilio Solfrizzi, Miklós Szurdi
Votes: 312
Italian (and Hungarian) film, I did not watched this fully, also it's not the best. It has camp scenes.
19. The Diary of Anne Frank (1980 TV Movie)
109 min | 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.
Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Joan Plowright, James Coco, Doris Roberts
Votes: 633
American TV movie
20. The Diary of Anne Frank (1985 TV Movie)
140 min | Drama, War
Directors: Jeroen Krabbé, Hank Onrust | Stars: Jip Wijngaarden, Jeroen Krabbé, Truus te Selle, Edith Andriesse
Votes: 99
Dutch TV movie
21. The Diary of Anne Frank (1967 TV Movie)
124 min | Drama
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Director: Alex Segal | Stars: Diana Davila, Max von Sydow, Viveca Lindfors, Peter Beiger
Votes: 122
I did not see or heard about this version until now? I found this now on IMDb. I'll try to look it up and see sometime. By the look of it, it's based on the same screenplay like the 1959 Hollywood movie.
22. Forget Me Not: The Anne Frank Story (1996 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
A young man intrigued by the Neo-Nazi movement inadvertently takes a time-traveling trip back to the Holocaust and finds himself on a heart-wrenching, eye-opening journey with Anne Frank.
Director: Fred Holmes | Stars: Reg Grant, Ivan Borodin, Jenny Krochmal, Quenby Bakke
Votes: 45
Fanfic movie. A neo-nazi boy time travels into the Secret Annex while Anne hiding there.
23. The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank (1988 TV Movie)
73 min | Documentary
Anne Frank's surviving friends tell the story that begins where her famous diary leaves off and for the first time the concentration camp experiences of Anne and her family are told. Amongt... See full summary »
Director: Willy Lindwer | Stars: Mary Bos, Bob Brandes, Janny Brandes-Brilslijper, Ronnie Goldstein-van Cleef
Votes: 68
Tha Last Seven Months of Anne Frank documentary. Based on a book with the same name.
24. Otto Frank, de vader van Anne (2010 Video)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
The only survivor of the Anne Frank House, Otto, Anne's father, returns to Auschwitz to be confronted with Anne's diary. This documentary goes through the life he went and the loss of his family.
Director: David de Jongh | Stars: Sal De Liema, Buddy Elias, Erich Elias, Alice Frank
Votes: 7
Documentary focusing on Anne's father Otto. The Anne Frank House made a DVD of this. "Otto Frank, father of Anne"
25. No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank's Story (2015)
73 min | Documentary, History
The stunning discovery of the lost letters of Anne Frank's father, Otto reveal an unknown chapter of their family's life.
Director: Paula Fouce | Stars: Buddy Elias, Eva Schloss, Leonard Berney, Jonathan Brent
Votes: 44
Documentary about the recently discovered letters by Otto Frank, and his visa denial to the USA during the Second World War.
26. In Line for Anne Frank (2014)
54 min | Documentary, History, War
All year long there is an 'eternal line' of people waiting to visit the Anne Frank House in the Dutch city of Amsterdam. Who are they? Where are they from? And why are they here? This film ... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Schinkel, Martijn Bink | Star: Molly
Votes: 24
54 minutes documentary about the people who are waiting in line for the Anne Frank House. You can buy this in DVD at the Anne Frank House.
27. The Brief Life of Anne Frank (2001 TV Movie)
28 min | Documentary
In this short documentary film, the life of Anne Frank is told against the background of Nazi-Germany, the Holocaust and the Second World War. With quotes from the diary, historical ... See full summary »
Director: Gerrit Netten | Stars: Thekla Reuten, Bram Bart, Nicky Marks Morris, Jeremy Irons
Votes: 39
"The Short Life of Anne Frank" a 28 minutes short documentary. You can buy this on DVD at the Anne Frank House.
28. Remembering Anne Frank (1998)
Documentary, Short
In this documentary Miep Gies tells how she in vain tried to help Anne Frank to hide from the Nazi persecution and how she saved Anne Franks later world famous diary from oblivion. Contains historical footage and original locations.
Director: Wouter van der Sluis | Stars: Miep Gies, Charlotte Kaletta
Votes: 23
52 minutes of short documenatry with Miep Gies. It's on Youtube currently. She wears her lilac/red-ish costume.
29. Classmates of Anne Frank (2008)
58 min | Documentary
A game inventor from Israel returns to his childhood neighborhood in Holland to reunite with five of his and Anne Frank's former classmates, only to discover a confusing truth about the village where he was hiding during World War Two.
Director: Eyal Boers | Stars: Theo Coster, Anne Frank, Nanette Blitz Konig, Hannah Pick-Goslar
Votes: 9
30. The Diary of Anne Frank: A Tale of Two Sisters (2015 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary, History, War
Stars: Heinz Geiringer, Miep Gies, Adolf Hitler, Johannes Kleiman
Votes: 18
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