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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Crime,

Drama,

TV Movie

Duration:

114 minutes

Year:

1996

Director:

Mark Rydell

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Company:

Astoria Productions Ltd.,

HBO

Cast:

Bruno Richard Hauptmann

Anna Hauptmann

Col. Norman Schwarzkopf

Governor Harold Hoffman

Lt. James Finn

Crew:

Director

Novel

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Executive Producer