An American Crime
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| An American Crime | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Tommy O'Haver |
| Produced by | Pamela Koffler Kevin Turen Christine Vachon Henry Winterstern |
| Written by | Tommy O'Haver Irene Turner |
| Starring | Ellen Page Catherine Keener Ari Graynor James Franco Romy Rosemont Jeremy Sumpter |
| Music by | Alan Ari Lazar |
| Cinematography | Byron Shah |
| Editing by | Melissa Kent |
| Distributed by | First Look International |
| Release date(s) |  January 19, 2007 (Sundance Film Festival)August 17 (wide) |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
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An American Crime (also known as The Basement) is a 2007 film. It based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indiana housewife Gertrude Baniszewski. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January to mediocre critical reception, most of whom, nonetheless, lauded the daring performances of Catherine Keener and, especially, Ellen Page. The film will be released in select theaters sometime in mid-August of 2007.
[edit] Cast
- Ellen Page as Sylvia Likens
- Catherine Keener as Gertrude Baniszewski
- Ari Graynor as Paula Baniszewski
- James Franco as Dennis Lee Wright
- Romy Rosemont as Betty Likens
- Jeremy Sumpter as Coy Hubbard
- Hayley McFarland as Jenny Likens
- Scout Taylor-Compton as Stephanie Baniszewski
- Hannah Leigh Dworkin as Shirley Baniszewski
- Evan Peters as Ricky Hobbs
- Michael Welch as Teddy Lewis
- Nick Searcy as Lester Likens
- Channing Nichols as Patty Ryan
- Scott Reeves as Eric
- Tristan Jarred as Johnny Baniszewski
- Carlie Westerman as Marie Baniszewski
- Eliza Dean as Mary O'Connel
- Will Carter as Leske
- Bradley Whitford as Leroy K. New
- James E. Meehan as Defence Attorney
[edit] Trivia
- The film is based largely on actual court transcripts from the case.
- Ellen Page was the only choice to play Sylvia Likens.
- Most of the cast were completely unaware of the real Likens murder until after they read the script.
