An American Crime is a 2007 American crime drama film directed by Tommy O'Haver and starring Elliot Page [a] and Catherine Keener. The film is based on the true story of the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Indianapolis single mother Gertrude Baniszewski. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. [1]

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 Indianapolis home of single mother Gertrude Baniszewski and her six children.

Jul 16, 2024 · Depicting a harrowing tale of torture and abuse, the 2007 crime film, ‘An American Crime,’ tells the story of Sylvia Likens and her sister, Jenny Likens, as they start bunking with a family of seven children headed by Gertrude Baniszewski.

It is based on Jack Ketchum 's 1989 novel of the same name, [1] which was inspired by the real-life murder of Sylvia Likens, to whom the movie is dedicated. In 2007, David Moran witnesses a man hit and run by a car in New York City. He responds to …

Nov 25, 2024 · Directed by Tommy O’Haver and starring Elliot Page and Catherine Keener, An American Crime tells the story of Sylvia Likens (Page), an Indianapolis teen who finds herself in the care of a family friend, Gertrude Baniszewski (Keener).

Jul 18, 2024 · The crime that rocked the people of Indianapolis, Indiana in 1965, the murder of Sylvia Likens was a case of such brutal excess that it made national headlines. 16-year-old Sylvia Likens...

Jul 16, 2024 · The 2007 film, ‘An American Crime,’ depicts the harrowing torture and murder of a sixteen-year-old girl, Sylvia Likens, at the hands of her caregiver, Gertrude Baniszewski.

Jul 5, 2023 · Sylvia Likens was the 16-year-old daughter of traveling carnival workers who along with her younger sister Jenny — a polio survivor — were sent to live with a guardian so their...