Introduction
The Diary of Anne Frank is a BBC adaptation, in association with France 2, of The Diary of a Young Girl originally written by Anne Frank and adapted for television by Deborah Moggach.
Outline
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Cast
- Ellie Kendrick as Anne Frank.
- Iain Glen as Otto Frank.
- Tamsin Greig as Edith Frank.
- Ron Cook as Hermann van Daan.
- Lesley Sharp as Petronella van Daan.
- Nicholas Farrell as Albert Dussel.
- Kate Ashfield as Miep Gies.
- Geoff Breton as Peter van Daan.
- Felicity Jones as Margot Frank.
- Hayley White as Hanneli Goslar (Uncredited).
- Robert Morgan as S.S. Silberbabuer.
Production
The Diary of Anne Frank began filming in October 2007 in the UK.
Trivia
- A DVD of the series was released on 12 January 2009.
- It also aired on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Public television in the United States on 11 April 2010, as part of its Masterpiece series.
- The American broadcast was cut from 150 minutes (5 x 30 minutes) to 100 and broadcast in one evening instead of over five evenings.
The Diary of Anne Frank Series
- Episode 01: June 1942.
- Episode 02: October 1942.
- Episode 03: November 1942.
- Episode 04: June 1943.
- Episode 05: May 1944.
Production & Filming Details
- Director(s): Jon Jones.
- Producer(s): Elinor Day.
- Writer(s): Deborah Moggach.
- Music: Charlie Mole.
- Cinematography:
- Editor(s):
- Production: Darlow Smithson Productions.
- Distributor(s): BBC One (UK) and PBS (US).
- Release Date: 05 January 2009 to 09 January 2009.
- Running Time: 30 minutes.
- Rating: Unknown.
- Country: UK.
- Language: English.
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