The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

95 mins | Drama, War, History | April 17, 1988

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

95 mins | Drama, War, History | April 17, 1988

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers
Original title The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
Directors John Erman
Writers William Hanley

Cast

Mary Steenburgen

as Miep Gies

Paul Scofield

as Otto Frank

Victor Spinetti

as Herman Van Daan

Tom Wilkinson

as Silberbauer

Lisa Jacobs

as Anne Frank

Huub Stapel

as Jan Gies

Eleanor Bron

as Edith Frank