Crime of the Century
First aired on Sep 14, 1996
70%
Genres: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
Mark Rydell | Director
Mike Moder | Producer
Ludovic Kennedy | Novel
Toyomichi Kurita | Director of Photography
Barbara Broccoli | Executive Producer
William Nicholson | Screenplay
