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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]
- Christine Vachon, Jocelyn Hayes, Henry Winterstern, Kevin Turen, Hans C. Ritter
Dec 7, 2007 · An American Crime: Directed by Tommy O'Haver. With Elliot Page, Hayley McFarland, Nick Searcy, Romy Rosemont. The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Tommy O'Haver
- 2007-12-07
A true story of a teenage girl who was tortured and killed by a group of children in the basement of their house in the 1960s. The film shows the events leading up to the crime, the trial of the perpetrators, and the aftermath for the victims and the community.
Victim of torture murder. 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. The abuse lasted for three months, occurring incrementally, before Likens died from her ...
- Sylvia Marie Likens, January 3, 1949, Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.
- Victim of torture murder
R. Crime · Drama. A frustrated mother descends into cruelty after taking in two girls, imprisoning and torturing one of them in her basement. Based on a true story. Subtitles: English. Starring: Elliot Page Catherine Keener James Franco. Directed by: Tommy O'Haver. A frustrated mother descends into cruelty after taking in two girls ...
- Tommy O'haver
- January 1, 2007
- 98 min
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. 782 IMDb 7.2 1 h 37 min 2007. R. Drama · Atmospheric · Ominous · Unsettling. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location ...
Rated: 1.5/5 • May 16, 2008. Gertrude Baniszewski, a divorced mother of several children, agrees to take care of two girls, Sylvia and Jennie, while their parents travel with a carnival. Though ...
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- Crime, Drama
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