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.
- Director
- Tommy O'Haver
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
24 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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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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The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $2M
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- Domestic gross
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- Worldwide gross
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- Release date
- Jul 27, 2007
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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