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An American Crime
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An American Crime

2007

The true story of a child's punishment that became a woman's crime.

Directed by Tommy O'Haver

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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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Produced by
Jocelyn Hayes
Cinematographer
Byron Shah
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
en
Rating
R
Also known as
American Crime, An
TMDB
7.3/10 (766 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
40% Rotten
IMDb
7.2/10 (39,677 votes)
Released July 27, 2007·$2,000,000 budget

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