Film

Crime of the Century

1996 · 1h 54m · Crime · Drama · TV Movie

IMDb

7.1

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.

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

• Mark RydellDirector
• William NicholsonScreenplay
• Ludovic KennedyNovel
• Mike ModerProducer
• Barbara BroccoliExecutive Producer
• Amanda SchiffExecutive Producer
• Toyomichi KuritaDirector of Photography
• John FrizzellOriginal Music Composer
• Antony GibbsEditor
• Lynn StalmasterCasting

Release date

September 14, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Crime, Drama, TV Movie