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Crime of the Century (1996)

★ 6.8/10 114 min Crime, Drama, TV Movie United States German
Director: Mark Rydell
Novel: Ludovic Kennedy
Screenplay by: William Nicholson
Streaming: Not available

Description

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

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