Anne Frank Unbound: Media, Imagination, Memory

Videography

397 Videography Aviva Weintraub Following are lists of films and television broadcasts that deal with the life and work of Anne Frank. They are ordered chronologically within the following generic categories : (1) documentary films and telecasts, (2) film and television dramas, and (3) variousfilmsandbroadcastsinwhichareference,sometimesfleeting,ismadetoAnne Frank. A brief annotation follows information on each work’s creators and country of origin. Thanks to Leshu Torchin for her assistance in compiling this videography. 1. Documentaries 1958 Ein Tagebuch für Anne Frank Director: Joachim Hellwig Producer: DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme German Democratic Republic Beginning with the story of a young girl picked to play the role of Anne Frank in the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, the film proceeds to the history of Bergen-Belsen and an indictment of West Germany’s failure to prosecute Nazi war criminals. 1964 Episode: “Who Killed Anne Frank?” Series: The Twentieth Century Director: Arthur Holch Network: CBS United States News documentary narrated by Walter Cronkite on Nazi war criminals. 1967 Episode: “The Legacy of Anne Frank” Series: The Eternal Light Executive Producer: Milton Krents Network: NBC United States 398 Videography Features an interview with Anne Frank’s father, Otto Frank, and others who knew Anne as a child. The program visits the school Anne attended and the building where the family hid. 1972 Episode: “The Heritage of Anne Frank” Series: Directions Producer: Sid Darion Network: ABC United States ABC News London Bureau Chief George Watson travels to the home where Anne Frank and her family were hidden during World War II. 1975 Anne Director: Jan Wiegel Network: NOS-TV Amsterdam The Netherlands A tribute to Anne Frank with footage of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, an interview with Otto Frank, and dramatizations of diary excerpts. 1981 Episode: “The Holland of Rembrandt and Anne Frank” Series: Eternal Light Network: NBC United States Holland as seen through the eyes of Rembrandt and the words of Anne Frank. 1988 The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank Director: Willy Lindwer The Netherlands (aired in United States on PBS in 1989) Features interviews with women who recall Anne Frank’s final months in concentration camps. Winner of International Emmy Award. 1988 The Man Who Hid Anne Frank Network: A&E United States A documentary on the Frank family’s experiences while in hiding, which includes interviews with the people who hid them. 1989 Episode: “Anne Frank Remembered” Series: Bill Moyers PBS Videography 399 United States Moyers talks with four students at the Bronx High School of Science, who are taking an elective course in Holocaust studies. 1995 Anne Frank Remembered Director: Jon Blair Producer: Jon Blair Film Company in cooperation with the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, and in association with the BBC and the Disney Channel. England / United States A feature-length overview of the life and legacy of Anne Frank, with interviews with the Franks’ friends and family. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, with extracts from Anne’s diary read by Glenn Close. 1996 Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary. 1998 Episode: “Anne Frank: The Missing Pages” Series: Investigative Reports Network: A&E United States Documentary report on the discovery of five pages from Anne’s diary that her father had removed, because of their harsh portrayal of his relationship with Anne’s mother. 1999 Dear Kitty: Remembering Anne Frank Director: Wouter van de Sluis Producer: Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, in partnership with Jon Blair Film Company The Netherlands Miep Gies recalls Anne, her family, and the other Jews whom she helped to hide in the Annex. 2002 The Short Life of Anne Frank Producer: Anne Frank House, Amsterdam The Netherlands A short documentary for young viewers, narrated by Jeremy Irons. 2007 Anne and the Reverend Director: Francois Uzan France Tells the story of Makoto Otsuka, a reverend from Hiroshima, who met Anne Frank’s father thirty years ago and, since then, has undertaken a mission to teach Anne’s story to Japanese children. 400 Videography 2008 Classmates of Anne Frank Director: Eyal Boers Israel An Israeli inventor of games returns to his childhood neighborhood in the Netherlands to reunite with five of his and Anne Frank’s former classmates, only to discover a confusing truth about the village where he was hidden during World War II. 2008 Dear Anne Frank Director, Producer: Ahmad El-Sanhouri United Kingdom Aisha, a thirteen-year-old Muslim girl, gets the part of Anne Frank in a school play, which leads to a...