The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 American biographical drama film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1955 play of the same name, which was in turn based on the posthumously published diary of Anne F
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Millie Perkins as Anne Frank, a German-born Jewish girl who kept a diary documenting her life in hiding amid Nazi persecution during the German occupation of the Netherlands.
Joseph Schildkraut plays Otto Frank, a German businessman, and the father of Anne Frank, who made the arrangements for the attic hiding place. The only survivor from the attic, he edited and published the first edition of her diary in 1947.
Richard Beymer plays Peter van Daan, son of Hans and Petronella van Daan. Almost three years older than Anne, Peter becomes attracted to her. Anne confides to him dreams of becoming a writer, and Peter voices frustration over his inability to join the war effort.