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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.

Top Cast

  • Stephen Rea

    Stephen Rea

    Bruno Richard Hauptmann

  • Isabella Rossellini

    Isabella Rossellini

    Anna Hauptmann

  • J.T. Walsh

    J.T. Walsh

    Col. Norman Schwarzkopf

  • Michael Moriarty

    Michael Moriarty

    Governor Harold Hoffman

  • Allen Garfield

    Allen Garfield

    Lt. James Finn

  • John Harkins

    John Harkins

    Edward Reilly

  • Barry Primus

    Barry Primus

    Ellis Parker

  • David Paymer

    David Paymer

    David Wilentz

  • Bert Remsen

    Bert Remsen

    Dr. John Condon

Overview

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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