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An American Crime is a 2007 American crime drama film directed by Tommy O'Haver and starring Elliot Page [a] and Catherine Keener. The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis single mother Gertrude Baniszewski. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. [1]
Dec 7, 2007 · A biographical crime drama based on the true story of Sylvia Likens, a teenage girl who was abused and tortured by a group of children in the basement of a single mother in the 1960s. Elliot Page plays Sylvia, and the film features Hayley McFarland, Nick Searcy, Catherine Keener and others.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Tommy O'Haver
- 2007-12-07
23 hours ago · The Real-Life Abuse Case at the Heart of An American Crime. Written by director Tommy O’Haver and his co-writer Irene Turner, ‘An American Crime’ is based on a 1965 true crime event involving the abuse and murder of a 16-year-old girl, Sylvia Marie Likens. Aware of the story, O’Haver wanted to bring Sylvia’s life to the screen by ...
A film based on the true story of Sylvia Likens, a teenage girl who was tortured and killed by a group of children in the 1960s. The film shows the events leading up to the crime, the trial of the perpetrator, and the aftermath for the victims and their families.
Sylvia Marie Likens (January 3, 1949 – October 26, 1965) was an American teenager who was tortured and murdered by her caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski, many of Baniszewski's children, and several of their neighborhood friends.
An American Crime. The true story of Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s. Starring Catherine Keener, Ellen Page and James Franco.
A movie based on the true story of Sylvia Likens, who was tortured and killed by her aunt and her aunt's sons in 1965. The plot follows the events leading up to the crime and its aftermath, as seen by a neighbor who witnessed it.
