Crime of the Century (1996)

Name: Crime of the Century
Genre: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1996-09-14
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Stephen Rea, Isabella Rossellini, J.T. Walsh, Michael Moriarty, Allen Garfield

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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Released 1996-09-14 · 114 min · Crime, Drama

Directed by Mark Rydell

Cast

Stephen Rea as Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Isabella Rossellini as Anna Hauptmann
J.T. Walsh as Col. Norman Schwarzkopf
Michael Moriarty as Governor Harold Hoffman
Allen Garfield as Lt. James Finn
John Harkins as Edward Reilly
Barry Primus as Ellis Parker
David Paymer as David Wilentz
Bert Remsen as Dr. John Condon
Don Harvey as Lt. Gus Kramer
Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Commissioner O'Ryan
Stefan Gierasch as Albert Osborn Sr.
Jay Acovone as Sgt. Wallace
Vyto Ruginis as Lloyd Fisher
Scott N. Stevens as Col. Charles Lindbergh