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The Diary of Anne Frank

1959 · 179 min · Director: George Stevens ★ IMDb 7.4 · 14,738 ratings

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The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.

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The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Empathy
Tension
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 4′Sadness52 %37 %18 %48 %
7.5 %≈ 13′Sadness61 %50 %40 %49 %
12.5 %≈ 22′Tension60 %50 %45 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 31′Empathy58 %46 %39 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 40′Tension66 %46 %54 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 49′Tension76 %53 %70 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 58′Sadness81 %65 %73 %53 %
37.5 %≈ 67′Tension84 %68 %76 %49 %
42.5 %≈ 76′Tension80 %61 %68 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 85′Hope75 %55 %56 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 94′Tension80 %55 %70 %21 %
57.5 %≈ 103′Tension79 %54 %65 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 112′Hope68 %49 %43 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 121′Tension61 %51 %39 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 130′Empathy60 %56 %33 %28 %
77.5 %≈ 139′Empathy68 %60 %38 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 148′Hope81 %64 %64 %46 %
87.5 %≈ 157′Tension90 %66 %83 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 166′Tension94 %74 %79 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 175′Sadness96 %83 %63 %80 %
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JS
Joseph Schildkraut

GH
Gusti Huber

Diane Baker

Margot Frank

DS
Douglas Spencer

Kraler

DH
Dodie Heath

DH
Dody Heath

Miep Gies (as Dodie Heath)

EW
Ed Wynn

EW
Ed Wynn

Albert Dussell

RB
Robert Boon

SS Man (uncredited)

DE
Delmar Erickson

SS Man (uncredited)

GG
Gretchen Goertz

Sanne Devries (uncredited)

WK
William Kirschner

Workman in Shop (uncredited)

EP
Edmund Purdom

British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

FT
Frank Tweddell

Night Watchman (uncredited)

CW
Charles Wagenheim

Sneaky Thief (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
George Stevens
Written by
Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Anne Frank
Type
Movies
Released
1959
Runtime
179 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, History
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 14,738 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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