Crime of the Century

Crime of the Century

1996/09/14 • Released • English

Crime
Drama
TV Movie
6.7
1h 54m

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.

Director : Mark Rydell

Casts
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

Scott N. Stevens

Scott N. Stevens

Col. Charles Lindbergh

Michael Bofshever

Michael Bofshever

Andrew Dutch

Burt Brinckerhoff

Burt Brinckerhoff

Warden Mark Kimberling

Mickey Knox

Mickey Knox

Judge Trenchard

Clayton Landey

Clayton Landey

Marty Messel

E.J. Callahan

E.J. Callahan

Jury Foreman

Edita Brychta

Edita Brychta

Gerta Henkel

Kirk B.R. Woller

Kirk B.R. Woller

Carl Henkel

Erick Weiss

Erick Weiss

Hans Kioppenburg

Seraina Jaqueline

Louise Wollenberg

Guido Föhrweißer

Guido Föhrweißer

Otto Wollenberg

Brad Greenquist

Brad Greenquist

Isidor Fisch

Jeffrey Alan Chandler

Millard Whited

David St. James

David St. James

Albert Osborn Jr.

Heinrich James

German-Speaking Pastor

Bill Bolender

Bill Bolender

English-Speaking Pastor

Jessica Oleskiewicz

Manfred Hauptmann

Danielle Oleskiewicz

Manfred Hauptmann

Sarah Lopinski

Manfred Hauptmann

Anna Lopinski

Manfred Hauptmann

Katie Lopinski

Manfred Hauptmann

Brady McGuires

Manfred Hauptmann

Sean McGuires

Manfred Hauptmann

Annette Helde

Annette Helde

Mrs. Bading

Fred Parnes

Fred Parnes

Gas Station Attendant

Time Winters

Time Winters

Samuel Small

Robert Benedict

Policeman #1

Joe Basile

Joe Basile

Guard #1

Charles Tharpe

Anna Hauptmann's Guard

Howard DuVall

Hauptmann's Guard

Renna Bartlett

Warden's Wife

Vito D'Ambrosio

Vito D'Ambrosio

Guard #2

Thomas Mills

Thomas Mills

Guard #3

Michael Benard

Waiter

Robert Clotworthy

Robert Clotworthy

Reporter

Gary Gershaw

Reporter

Doug Kruse

Doug Kruse

Reporter

Jon Manfrellotti

Jon Manfrellotti

Reporter

Steve March

Reporter

Michael Monks

Michael Monks

Reporter

John Ruskin

Reporter

Thomas Charles Simmons

Reporter

Douglas Bennett

Douglas Bennett

Shouting Crowd

Nanci Christopher

Shouting Crowd

Jocelyn Jones

Jocelyn Jones

Shouting Crowd

Jack Kerrigan

Shouting Crowd

Melanie MacQueen

Melanie MacQueen

Shouting Crowd

Andre Alexsen

Andre Alexsen

Detective

John Lizzi

John Lizzi

Juror #1 (uncredited)

William Victor Skrabanek

Reporter (uncredited)

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