mike This movie is unfortunately poorly put together. I had trouble from the beginning as "Sir Ben Kinglsey" acted as Otto Frank. His accent was poor, and although he looks like Mr.Frank, He seemed to have over-dramatized his role. The other members of the annex were O.K along the lines of acting, but the look wasn't right. Peter is nothing like he supposed to look, Mrs. VanPels is nothing but a large lady in a Dress. And Mr.Pheffer is not suited for his role as Fritz. The movie from beginning to end is choppy, and very sloppy with little scenes from the Annex, and way to many scenes of Anne's life beforehand. The scenes with the Annex are making it seem like it was huge! It most certainly not. The shining stars are Hannah Taylor Gordon as Anne, for she not only looks the part, but she acts in the most brilliant way I've seen since Millie Perkins as Anne. If they were both to meld to be Anne, I would love to see it. Also Lili Taylor was brilliant as Miep Gies. For A Real Anne Frank Movie See George Stevens version of the timeless classic.

IndieSpirit92 Very rairly will a 'flawless' film be released. A movie so perfect, no amount of nit-picking can destroy it. Unlike it's predecessor, Anne Frank: The Whole Story goes out of it's way to be as accurate to the true story as possible, and the cast is physically reminiscent of their true-life counterparts. The sad thing is, no amount of praise on these boards can give this film the recognition it deserves. It should be #1 on the top #100, it should be shown regularly on television. More people should know about it! In short, this made-for-television movie is 10x better than anything I've ever seen in a cinema. Do yourself a favor. When feeling down, rent this movie, and see how much you take for granted. For three hours, you will be magically transported to the 1940's. You will become Anne Frank. You'll live with her, love with her, and cry with her.10/10 stars.

Paul In January 2003 on a college trip to Amsterdam, i and other friends went into the Anne Frank Huis on the last day. This is the famous place where she and her family went into hiding. i found it strange to actually walk up those hidden stairs and see things such as the heights of the two girls still preserved on the walls in pencil. i found the whole experience to be the most moving place i've ever been to.seeing Anne Frank: the Whole Story on tv a few months after i just had to see it. It is a film which does everything right, its doesn't hide behind any barriers and shows the truth as it really was. We all know about Anne Frank's life during the time she wrote in her diary and in the 'hiding period' and it does show this, but what it also shows is afterwards - after they were found out and taken away. It shows just how Jews were treated and is unbelievable such terrible things occured in only the 20th century - a century most of us were born in, and yet similar regimes in the world today still treat humans like this. You see the Frank and Van Pels' family split up by their sex, stripped naked and the women having their hair cut short and sleeping in cramped conditions, starving and forced to dig...presumably mass graves in which they would be buried. We can only imagine what was going through her mind as Anne didn't take her diary with her to the Camp. To be told your father is already in the gas chambers is not what any 16 year old girl should ever be told. All in all i cant find any fault with the film, it gives her diary and the whole story justice and is nice to see the helper's of Otto's factory to be shown quite frequently and involving them. It is also supported by a strong cast, especially Ben Kingsley as the father who survives the concentration camp to learn after the war that his wife and two daughters are dead. Perhaps the most moving aspect i found were the actual words at the end telling you statistics and what happened to the individuals (including the factory workers/helpers) and it leaves you with something really strong which really makes you think "One and a half million children were murdered in the genocide the Nazi's called 'The Final Solution'. Anne Frank's story is only one of them"

Seolas Anne Frank: The Whole Story: 8.5/10 (TV)(SPOILERS BELOW!)An epic look at the life of Anne Frank, just one of millions of jewish victims during the Nazi holocaust. This explores the girl and her family over something like 2 1/2 hours (of movie time, several years of real time). It's a long movie, but never drags. Anne and her family survived the Nazi "removal" of jews from their city by living in an abandoned house, behind a secret bookcase. Another family and several individuals were there with them, often creating an awkward and tense environment, especially when they argued. Anne keeps a diary, which allowed the original non-fiction book to be written. After seeing her first love disappear, probably taken by the nazis, Anne finds another teenage love interest, a shy boy who she becomes attached to. Before they can really go anywhere though, someone gives away the location of the Franks and their friends. In a horrifying scene, the nazis find and take the families away to one of the horrible concentration camp. Then comes one of the most emotionally draining movie stretches ever, as we see Anne's family and friends separated in the unspeakably awful death camps. The situation becomes even worse during the latter days, when most of Anne's tent is dead, and she is barely alive. They clip forward to after the war, and the train back to their home town. Surprisingly, Anne's father is the only one to return. He looks for news on his family and friends, but can't find it. He is given Anne's diary, which one of their friends kept after they were taken away. We finally see this kind, but strong-willed man collapse into tears, believing his girls and wife to be dead. The movie ends by telling us what happened to each person. They all died, besides the father, even Anne (if her body had held up for two more weeks, she would have been liberated). This is one of the most brutally honest accounts into what life for jews during the holocaust was like, and makes us realize how irrelevant many of our own problems are. I was legitimately crying at the end of the movie. How pampered our lives are compared to the people who suffered during the war. Let's just hope the world never has to suffer something like that again.