<P> The film returns to 1945 as Otto tells Miep and Kraler that on his long journey home after his release from the concentration camp he learned how Edith, Margot, the Van Daans, and Dussell perished, but always held out hope that perhaps Anne had somehow survived . Otto sadly reveals that only the previous day in Rotterdam he met a woman who had been in Bergen - Belsen with Anne and confirmed her death . Otto then glances at Anne's diary and reads, "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart," and reflects upon his daughter's unshakable optimism . </P> <Ul> <Li> Millie Perkins as Anne Frank </Li> <Li> Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank (repeating his stage role) </Li> <Li> Shelley Winters as Petronella van Daan </Li> <Li> Richard Beymer as Peter van Daan </Li> <Li> Gusti Huber as Edith Frank (repeating her stage role) </Li> <Li> Lou Jacobi as Hans van Daan (repeating his stage role) </Li> <Li> Diane Baker as Margot Frank </Li> <Li> Douglas Spencer as Kraler </Li> <Li> Dodie Heath as Miep (credited as Dody Heath) </Li> <Li> Ed Wynn as Albert Dussell </Li> </Ul> <Li> Millie Perkins as Anne Frank </Li> <Li> Joseph Schildkraut as Otto Frank (repeating his stage role) </Li>

Who played anne frank in the original movie