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        An American Crime
        7.3
        (677 votes)

        An American Crime

        2007
        Crime
        Drama
        Horror
        1 hr 37 min

        Overview

        The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

        Creators

        Director, Screenplay
        Tommy O'Haver
        Screenplay
        Irene Turner
        An American Crime

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Elliot Page
        Elliot Page
        Sylvia Likens
        Catherine Keener
        Catherine Keener
        Gertrude Baniszewski
        Hayley McFarland
        Hayley McFarland
        Jennifer Faye 'Jennie' Likens
        Nick Searcy
        Nick Searcy
        Lester Likens
        Romy Rosemont
        Romy Rosemont
        Betty Likens
        Ari Graynor
        Ari Graynor
        Paula Baniszewski
        Scout Taylor-Compton
        Scout Taylor-Compton
        Stephanie Baniszewski
        Tristan Jarred
        Tristan Jarred
        Johnny Baniszewski
        Hannah Leigh
        Hannah Leigh
        Shirley Baniszewski
        Bradley Whitford
        Bradley Whitford
        Prosecutor
        James Franco
        James Franco
        Andy
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (27/07/2007)
        Original language
        English
        Budget
        $2,000,000
        Country
        Production companies
        Child abuse
        Rape
        Carnival
        💯Based on true story
        Dysfunctional family
        Basement
        🔪Murder
        👧Teenage girl
        🔨Torture
        ⛪Church
        👩‍👦Single mother
        🔪True crime
        Watching tv
        jumping on a bed
        1960s
        Mistreatment
        Female child abuser