Crime of the Century (1996)

6.8 September 14, 1996 1h 54m Released
CrimeDramaTV 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.

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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

  • Don Harvey

    Don Harvey

    Lt. Gus Kramer

  • Gerald S. O'Loughlin

    Gerald S. O'Loughlin

    Commissioner O'Ryan

  • Stefan Gierasch

    Stefan Gierasch

    Albert Osborn Sr.

  • Jay Acovone

    Jay Acovone

    Sgt. Wallace

  • Vyto Ruginis

    Vyto Ruginis

    Lloyd Fisher

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