An American Crime (2007)
The true story of a child's punishment that became a woman's crime.
2007 · R · 1h 37m · Crime, Drama, Horror
Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Writers: Tommy O'Haver, Irene Turner
Music by: Alan Ari Lazar
Cinematography: Byron Shah
Editor: Melissa Kent
Budget: $2M · Rated 7.3/10 by 783 viewers
Cast
Elliot Page as Sylvia LikensCatherine Keener as Gertrude BaniszewskiHayley McFarland as Jennifer Faye 'Jennie' LikensNick Searcy as Lester LikensRomy Rosemont as Betty LikensAri Graynor as Paula BaniszewskiScout Taylor-Compton as Stephanie BaniszewskiTristan Jarred as Johnny BaniszewskiHannah Leigh as Shirley BaniszewskiBradley Whitford as ProsecutorJames Franco as AndyScott Eastwood as EricMore like this
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