Ed Wynn as Albert Dussell
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Ed Wynn as Albert Dussell refers to the veteran American comedian and actor’s dramatic portrayal of the dentist and fellow attic resident in the 1959 film adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank."
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character portrayal
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film role ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Diary of Anne Frank (1959 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacter | Albert Dussel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
The Diary of Anne Frank (stage play)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Diary of a Young Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterName | Albert Dussell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRelationship |
fellow attic resident with the Frank family
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shares room with Anne Frank ⓘ |
| coStarsWith |
Diane Baker as Margot Frank
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Gusti Huber as Edith Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ Millie Perkins as Anne Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Beymer as Peter Van Daan NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelley Winters as Petronella Van Daan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| directorOfFilm | George Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmScreenwriter |
Albert Hackett
NERFINISHED
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Frances Goodrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| historicalFilmSubject | persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Netherlands GENERATED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
heightens claustrophobic tension of hiding
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illustrates generational conflict in the annex ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic performance by a veteran comedian
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portrayal of tension among attic residents ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | film adaptations of The Diary of Anne Frank ⓘ |
| performanceType | dramatic role by a primarily comic actor ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ed Wynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysEthnicityOrReligion | Jewish ⓘ |
| portraysFate | deportation to Nazi concentration camps ⓘ |
| portraysHistoricalContext |
Holocaust
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysLivingConditions | hiding in cramped attic quarters ⓘ |
| portraysOccupation | dentist ⓘ |
| portraysPersonalityTraits |
anxious
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fussy ⓘ pedantic ⓘ |
| portraysSetting | Secret Annex in Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfFilm | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | German occupation of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| sourceCharacterRealPerson | Fritz Pfeffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1959 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959 film)