The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988)

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Mono )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Erman

Written By:
Anne Frank (diary)
Miep Gies (book)

Actors:
Mary Steenburgen ..... Miep Gies
Paul Scofield ..... Otto Frank
Huub Stapel ..... Jan Gies
Eleanor Bron ..... Edith Frank
Frances Cuka ..... Mrs. Van Daan
Miriam Karlin ..... Mrs. Samson
Ronald Pickup ..... Koophuis
Gary Raymond ..... Kraler
Victor Spinetti ..... Herman Van Daan
Tom Wilkinson
Lisa Jacobs ..... Anne Frank
Isabelle Amyes
Ian Sears
Georgia Slowe
Jeffrey Robert ..... Dr. Dussel

Synopsis:

This movie covers much of the same ground previously assessed in the stage and movie versions of The Diary of Anne Frank. The principal difference is that this adaptation is told from the point of view of Miep Gies (Mary Steenburgen), the courageous Dutch gentile who, together with her husband (Huub Stapel) risked her life by hiding the Jewish Frank family in the attic of an Amsterdam office building during World War 2. We see how Gies and other good Samaritans attempted to protect and provide sustenance for their Jewish neighbors, right under the noses of the Gestapo. Paul Scofield co-stars as Otto Frank, while his daughter Anne is played by newcomer Lisa Jacobs. Like George Stevens' 1959 filmization of Diary of Anne Frank, this film was made on location. Unlike Stevens' film, The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank is based not on Anne's diary but on Miep Gies' memoirs, Anne Frank Remembered.

During the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Otto Frank decides to hide his family, who are Jewish, after his daughter Margot is called to appear for transport to a Nazi labour camp. Miep Gies, Otto Frank's office assistant hides them in the attic above the office. The film tells the true story of Gies' struggle to keep the family hidden and safe, as the Nazis turn Amsterdam upside-down. Based upon Gies' memoirs and Anne Frank's famous diary.

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank is a 1988 TV film directed by John Erman, based on Miep Gies' book Anne Frank Remembered.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 30 April, 2009.