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Where was The Diary of Anne Frank filmed?

1959 film, directed by George Stevens.

  • Amsterdam

The story is set in Netherlands, about 28 miles (46 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Netherlands; Amsterdam
Filmed in
Amsterdam
Distance
About 28 miles (46 km) between Netherlands and the nearest filming location.

About The Diary of Anne Frank

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Released
1959
Director
George Stevens
Cast
Millie PerkinsJoseph SchildkrautShelley WintersRichard BeymerGusti HuberLou JacobiDiane BakerDouglas SpencerDodie HeathEd Wynn
Genre
DramaBiographicalWarComing-of-age
Based on
The Diary of Anne Frank, Diary of Anne Frank
Awards
Silver nugget for the best foreign film; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Academy Award for Best Cinematography; Black-and-White and 4 more

The story

In 1945, after World War II, Otto Frank returns to the Amsterdam garret where his family hid for more than 2 years before being arrested by the Gestapo.

Kraler and Miep have conspired with Otto to prepare the hideaway.

Kraler brings a radio that provides news of the world.

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