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An American Crime(2007)
Status: Released
Date: 2007-07-27
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756 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
The true story of a child's punishment that became a woman's crime.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $2,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
John Wells Productions
Movie: An American Crime
Top 10 Billed Cast
Elliot Page
Sylvia Likens
Catherine Keener
Gertrude Baniszewski
Hayley McFarland
Jennifer Faye 'Jennie' Likens
Nick Searcy
Lester Likens
Romy Rosemont
Betty Likens
Ari Graynor
Paula Baniszewski
Scout Taylor-Compton
Stephanie Baniszewski
Tristan Jarred
Johnny Baniszewski
Hannah Leigh
Shirley Baniszewski
Bradley Whitford
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