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An American Crime

- 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.

Release Date : 2007-07-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : First Look InternationalKiller FilmsShowtime Networks

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : American Crime, An

Cast

Elliot Page

Character Name : Sylvia Likens

Original Name : Elliot Page

Gender : Male

Catherine Keener

Character Name : Gertrude Baniszewski

Original Name : Catherine Keener

Gender : Female

Hayley McFarland

Character Name : Jennifer Faye 'Jennie' Likens

Original Name : Hayley McFarland

Gender : Female

Nick Searcy

Character Name : Lester Likens

Original Name : Nick Searcy

Gender : Male

Romy Rosemont

Character Name : Betty Likens

Original Name : Romy Rosemont

Gender : Female

Ari Graynor

Character Name : Paula Baniszewski

Original Name : Ari Graynor

Gender : Female

Scout Taylor-Compton

Character Name : Stephanie Baniszewski

Original Name : Scout Taylor-Compton

Gender : Female

Tristan Jarred

Character Name : Johnny Baniszewski

Original Name : Tristan Jarred

Gender : Male

Hannah Leigh

Character Name : Shirley Baniszewski

Original Name : Hannah Leigh

Gender : Female

Bradley Whitford

Character Name : Prosecutor

Original Name : Bradley Whitford

Gender : Male

James Franco

Character Name : Andy

Original Name : James Franco

Gender : Male

Scott Eastwood

Character Name : Eric

Original Name : Scott Eastwood

Gender : Male

Michael O'Keefe

Character Name : Reverend Bill Collier

Original Name : Michael O'Keefe

Gender : Male

Carlie Westerman

Character Name : Marie Baniszewski

Original Name : Carlie Westerman

Gender : Female

Michelle Benes

Character Name : Hope Orbach

Original Name : Michelle Benes

Gender : Male

Jeremy Sumpter

Character Name : Coy Hubbard

Original Name : Jeremy Sumpter

Gender : Male

Brian Geraghty

Character Name : Bradley

Original Name : Brian Geraghty

Gender : Male

Channing Nichols

Character Name : Patty

Original Name : Channing Nichols

Gender : Female

Michael Welch

Character Name : Teddy

Original Name : Michael Welch

Gender : Male

Evan Peters

Character Name : Ricky Hobbs

Original Name : Evan Peters

Gender : Male

Amy Ferguson

Character Name : Sally

Original Name : Amy Ferguson

Gender : Female

Will Carter

Character Name : Officer Waters

Original Name : Will Carter

Gender : Male

Edward James Gage

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : Edward James Gage

Gender : Male

Patricia Place

Character Name : Mrs. Doyle

Original Name : Patricia Place

Gender : Female

Paul Grace

Character Name : Cottin Candy Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Grace

Gender : Male

James Meehan

Character Name : Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Original Name : James Meehan

Gender : Male

Paul Palo

Character Name : Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Palo

Gender : Male

Gary Sievers

Character Name : Carnie (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary Sievers

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Andres Gomez

@tanty

2021-06-23

Very good performances from Ellen Page and Catherine Keener for quite an empty movie. Could have been done much, much better with a proper direction and script.

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HikariWS

@HikariWS

2021-06-23

Nice point of view of the torturers. It'd be easy to just show them as evil demons having fun doing bad things. I liked how the script portrays what they might had thought, sometimes very subtle. As the guy who had a crush on her and was rejected while she was still free, and later marked her. Paula who was pregnant and projected all her issues on Sylvia and wanted her to be seen as a prostitute. And Gertrudes herself who was old and ugly and probably was envy of Sylvia. Such possible motivations were shown without stimulating us to feel anger for them.