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Risk everything.
Miep Gies didn't hesitate when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II. For the next two years, Miep, her husband Jan, and the other helpers watched over the eight souls in hiding in the Secret Annex. And it was Miep who found Anne's Diary and kept it safe so Otto, the only one of the eight who survived, could later share it with the world as one of the most powerful accounts of the Holocaust.
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Miep Gies didn't hesitate when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II. For the next two years, Miep, her husband Jan, and the other helpers watched over the eight souls in hiding in the Secret Annex. And it was Miep who found Anne's Diary and kept it safe so Otto, the only one of the eight who survived, could later share it with the world as one of the most powerful accounts of the Holocaust.
Cast, crew and production details
Bel PowleyMiep Gies
Joe ColeJan Gies
Liev SchreiberOtto Frank
Amira CasarEdith Frank
Billie BoulletAnne Frank
Ashley BrookeMargot Frank
Ian McElhinneyJohannes Kleiman
Sally MesshamBep Voskuijl
National GeographicUnited States
Keshet StudiosUnited States
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Episode 1
Miep, a young, carefree secretary, agrees to hide Otto Frank and his family from the Nazis.
Directed by Susanna FogelWritten by Joan Rater, Tony PhelanGuest stars Nicholas Burns, Liza Sadovy, Laurie Kynaston, Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Eleanor Tomlinson, Brian Caspe, Anssi Lindström
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Episode 2
With the Frank family secure, Miep's Jewish dentist asks if she knows of a place where he can hide.
Directed by Susanna FogelWritten by Joan Rater, Tony PhelanGuest stars Nicholas Burns, Liza Sadovy, Sebastian Armesto, Laurie Kynaston, Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Rudi Goodman, Jim High
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Episode 3
As laws against Jews intensify, two children land in Miep and Jan's care.
Directed by Susanna FogelWritten by William HarperGuest stars Liza Sadovy, Sebastian Armesto, Laurie Kynaston, Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Rudi Goodman, Bill Milner, Hanna van Vliet
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Episode 4
Miep must choose between her morals and best friend; Jan's involvement with the resistance deepens.
Directed by Leslie HopeWritten by Ben EslerGuest stars Nicholas Burns, Liza Sadovy, Laurie Kynaston, Dylan Edwards, Sarah T. Cohen, Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Rudi Goodman
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Episode 5
Jan refuses to abandon a dangerous mission, and Miep fears for his life.
Directed by Leslie HopeWritten by William HarperGuest stars Nicholas Burns, Liza Sadovy, Laurie Kynaston, Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Rudi Goodman, Preston Nyman, Hanna van Vliet
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Episode 6
As Nazi crackdowns increase, Miep must hide an innocent student from her Nazi neighbor.
Directed by Tony PhelanWritten by Alyssa Margarite JacobsonGuest stars Nicholas Burns, Sebastian Armesto, Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Rudi Goodman, Preston Nyman, Bill Milner, Hannah Bristow
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Episode 7
Miep's worst fear comes true when the Nazis raid the annex.
Directed by Tony PhelanWritten by William HarperGuest stars Nicholas Burns, Daniel Donskoy, Andy Nyman, Caroline Catz, Rudi Goodman, Preston Nyman, Bill Milner, Hanna van Vliet
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Episode 8
With the war ending, Miep and Jan try to find the Franks and other Jewish residents of the annex.
Directed by Tony PhelanWritten by Joan Rater, Tony PhelanGuest stars Nicholas Burns, Liza Sadovy, Sebastian Armesto, Laurie Kynaston, Daniel Donskoy, Dylan Edwards, Sarah T. Cohen, Stephen Liebman
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