 Anne
Frank
Anne Frank: The Whole Story
delivers exactly what it promises: the
incredibly moving complete story of Anne Frank,
going beyond what the Jewish teenage girl wrote
in her widely read diary. Anne, along with her
family and friends of her family, hid in a
secret annex behind her father's office in
Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation of Holland.
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She
dutifully kept a diary, which became a
worldwide bestseller when her father
published it in the 1950s. The story has
been adapted for television and movies
before, but this version, which played on
ABC television, moves beyond what Anne
wrote, meeting up with the Frank family
before Anne receives her diary, and
following her past the diary's last
entries into Auschwitz and Birkenau.
Hannah Taylor Gordon is a superb Anne,
bringing to life the multifaceted girl, in
turns intelligent, dreamy, creative,
spoiled, and bratty, a girl like any other
except that Anne is a Jew in Nazi-occupied
Holland. The only one who outshines Gordon
is Ben Kingsley as Anne's father, Otto
Frank. His quiet performance is
extraordinarily powerful; as he watches
his family slip away, it is impossible not
to feel his grief. This brave film is
difficult in parts to watch--the
concentration camp scenes are brutal--but
this is a remarkable adaptation of Anne's
life, and it is a film to be shared and
discussed and remembered. --Jenny Brown
Product Description
Ben Kingsley, Brenda Blethyn, and Hannah
Taylor Gordon star in the stirring tale of
one of the most influential young women of
the 20th century. Based on Melissa
Muller's critically acclaimed book, ANNE
FRANK goes beyond the story you already
know and paints the true portrait of Anne
both before and after she went into
hiding. Get to know the high-spirited and
popular girl before the war, and
experience the challenges of the brave
people who risked their lives trying to
keep her safe. ANNE FRANK also explores
the enduring mystery of who betrayed the
Frank family and reveals what happened
next.
Actors: Ben
Kingsley, Brenda Blethyn, Hannah
Taylor-Gordon, Tatjana Blacher, Joachim
Król
Directors: Robert Dornhelm
Format: Closed-captioned, Color,
DVD-Video, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Studio: Walt Disney Video
DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001
Run Time: 189 minutes
Average Customer Review: based on 111
reviews. (Write a review.)
ASIN: B00005LC5R
Rank: #3,205 in DVD |
