An American Crime (2007)DVD VHS | Cast list | | Ellen Page | as | Sylvia Likens | | Catherine Keener | as | Gertrude Baniszewski | | Hayley McFarland | as | Jennie Fae Likens | | Ari Graynor | as | Paula Baniszewski | | Evan Peters | as | Ricky Hobbs | | Bradley Whitford | as | Leroy K. New | | Hannah Leigh Dworkin | as | Shirley Baniszewski | | Scout Taylor-Compton | as | Stephanie Baniszewski | | Carlie Westerman | as | Marie Baniszewski | | Nick Searcy | as | Lester Likens | | James Franco | as | Dennis | | Tristan Jarred | as | Johnny Baniszewski | | Channing Nichols | as | Patty Ryan | | Romy Rosemont | as | Betty Likens | | Michael Welch | as | Teddy Lewis |
| | Crew list: | | Tommy O'Haver (Director) | | Tommy O'Haver (Writer) | | Irene Turner (Writer) |
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Review
Based on a true story that shocked the nation in 1965, the film recounts one of the most shocking crimes ever committed against a single victim. Sylvia and Jennie Fae Likens, the two daughters of traveling carnival workers are left for an extended stay at the suburban Indiana home of single mother Gertrude Baniszewski and her seven children. Times are tough, and Gertrude's financial needs cause her to make this arrangement before realizing how the burden will push her unstable nature to a breaking point. What transpires in the next three months is both riveting and horrific, leaving one child dead and the rest scarred for life. |
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