An American Crime(2007)
The true story of a child's punishment that became a woman's crime.
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
Movie: An American Crime
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sylvia Likens
Gertrude Baniszewski
Jennifer Faye 'Jennie' Likens
Lester Likens
Betty Likens
Paula Baniszewski
Stephanie Baniszewski
Johnny Baniszewski
Shirley Baniszewski
Prosecutor
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Ellen Page in "An American Crime"-2008-(3/5)
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