Crime of the Century (1996)

6.8/10 114 min Crime Drama TV Movie

Overview

In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 14-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.

Cast

Stephen Rea

Bruno Richard Hauptmann

Isabella Rossellini

Anna Hauptmann

J.T. Walsh

Col. Norman Schwarzkopf

Michael Moriarty

Governor Harold Hoffman

Allen Garfield

Lt. James Finn

John Harkins

Edward Reilly

Barry Primus

Ellis Parker

David Paymer

David Wilentz

Bert Remsen

Dr. John Condon

Don Harvey

Lt. Gus Kramer

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Commissioner O'Ryan

Stefan Gierasch

Albert Osborn Sr.

Jay Acovone

Sgt. Wallace

Vyto Ruginis

Lloyd Fisher

Scott N. Stevens

Col. Charles Lindbergh

Michael Bofshever

Andrew Dutch

Burt Brinckerhoff

Warden Mark Kimberling

Mickey Knox

Judge Trenchard

Clayton Landey

Marty Messel

E.J. Callahan

Jury Foreman

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