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19961h 54mGerman

Crime of the Century

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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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DirectorMark Rydell

Cast

Stephen Rea as Bruno Richard Hauptmann

Stephen Rea

Bruno Richard Hauptmann

Isabella Rossellini as Anna Hauptmann

Isabella Rossellini

Anna Hauptmann

J.T. Walsh as Col. Norman Schwarzkopf

J.T. Walsh

Col. Norman Schwarzkopf

Michael Moriarty as Governor Harold Hoffman

Michael Moriarty

Governor Harold Hoffman

Allen Garfield as Lt. James Finn

Allen Garfield

Lt. James Finn

John Harkins as Edward Reilly

John Harkins

Edward Reilly

Barry Primus as Ellis Parker

Barry Primus

Ellis Parker

David Paymer as David Wilentz

David Paymer

David Wilentz

Bert Remsen as Dr. John Condon

Bert Remsen

Dr. John Condon

Don Harvey as Lt. Gus Kramer

Don Harvey

Lt. Gus Kramer