Crime of the Century

6.7
19961h 54m

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.

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Cast

Photo of Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Bruno Richard Hauptmann

Photo of Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Anna Hauptmann

Photo of J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

Col. Norman Schwarzkopf

Photo of Michael Moriarty

Michael Moriarty

Governor Harold Hoffman

Photo of Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Lt. James Finn

Photo of John Harkins

John Harkins

Edward Reilly

Photo of Barry Primus

Barry Primus

Ellis Parker

Photo of David Paymer

David Paymer

David Wilentz

Photo of Bert Remsen

Bert Remsen

Dr. John Condon

Photo of Don Harvey

Don Harvey

Lt. Gus Kramer

Photo of Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Commissioner O'Ryan

Photo of Stefan Gierasch

Stefan Gierasch

Albert Osborn Sr.

Photo of Jay Acovone

Jay Acovone

Sgt. Wallace

Photo of Vyto Ruginis

Vyto Ruginis

Lloyd Fisher

Photo of Scott N. Stevens

Scott N. Stevens

Col. Charles Lindbergh

Photo of Michael Bofshever

Michael Bofshever

Andrew Dutch

Photo of Burt Brinckerhoff

Burt Brinckerhoff

Warden Mark Kimberling

Photo of Mickey Knox

Mickey Knox

Judge Trenchard

Photo of Clayton Landey

Clayton Landey

Marty Messel

Photo of E.J. Callahan

E.J. Callahan

Jury Foreman

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