Crime of the Century (1996)

In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped, held for ransom, and murdered. Two years later, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested, convicted, and executed. This film dramatizes the investigation against Hauptmann, the trial, and the execution, painting a picture of a corrupt police force under pressure to finger a killer framing an innocent man by manufacturing evidence, paying-off and blackmailing witnesses, and covering up exculpatory evidence.

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Summary Details
MPAAPG-13
Running Time1 hr 54 min
GenresCrime Documentary Drama
FilmmakersRole
Mark Rydell Director
Ludovic Kennedy Writer
William Nicholson Writer
Mike Moder Producer
John Frizzell Composer
Toyomichi Kurita Cinematographer
Antony Gibbs Editor
Steven Legler Production Designer
CastRole
Stephen Rea
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Isabella Rossellini
Anna Hauptmann
J.T. Walsh
Col. Norman Schwarzkopf
Michael Moriarty
Governor Harold Hoffman