The Best Picture winner for 1959 was *Ben-Hur.* One of the other nominees was *The Diary of Anne Frank.* *Ben-Hur* is a sword-and-sandal epic in the style of Cecil B. De Miller. *The Diary of Anne Frank* is a quiet drama about you know who.
Diva: *Ben-Hur*
Mensch: *The Diary of Anne Frank*
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