The Diary of Anne Frank, which was made in 1959 was one of the more popular films of its time. The film attempted to re-tell the true story of a Dutch, Jewish girl's years in hiding from the Nazis. ... In reality, Anne Frank was only thirteen years old when she first went into hiding in Amsterdam, however actress Millie Perkins was clearly much older, a choice which was popular with American audiences, but sacrificed the point that even the young were not spared. A poignant feature of the literary version of Anne Frank's Diary centred around the point that Anne's childish inn...

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