Crime of the Century
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.
Directed by Mark Rydell · Written by William Nicholson
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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.
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