Anne Frank: The Whole Story

Anne Frank: The Whole Story
Promotional television miniseries poster
GenreBiographical war drama
Based onAnne Frank: The Biography
by Melissa Müller
Screenplay byKirk Ellis
Directed byRobert Dornhelm
StarringBen Kingsley
Brenda Blethyn
Lili Taylor
Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Tatjana Blacher
Joachim Król
Jessica Manley
Nicholas Audsley
Jan Niklas
Theme music composerGraeme Revell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Czech Republic
United States
Original languagesEnglish
German
French
Spanish
Italian
Dutch
Hebrew
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producersTomas Krejci
Hans Proppe
ProducerDavid R. Kappes
Production locationPrague, Czech Republic
CinematographyElemér Ragályi
EditorChristopher Rouse
Running time190 minutes
Production companiesMilk & Honey Pictures
Dorothy Pictures
Touchstone Television
Original release
NetworkAmerican Broadcasting Company
ReleaseMay 20 (2001-05-20) –
May 21, 2001 (2001-05-21)
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Anne Frank: The Whole Story is a 2001 two-part biographical war drama television miniseries based on the 1998 book Anne Frank: The Biography by Melissa Müller. The television miniseries aired on ABC on May 20 and 21, 2001. The television miniseries starred Ben Kingsley, Brenda Blethyn, Hannah Taylor-Gordon and Lili Taylor. Controversially, but in keeping with the claim made by Melissa Müller, the television miniseries asserts that the anonymous betrayer of the Frank family was the office cleaner, when in fact the betrayer's identity has not been definitively established. A disagreement between the producers of the television miniseries and the Anne Frank Foundation about the validity of this and other details led to the withdrawal of their endorsement of the dramatization, which prevented the use of any quotations from the writings of Anne Frank appearing within the television miniseries. Both Kingsley and Taylor-Gordon received Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for their performances as Otto Frank and Anne Frank, respectively.