Crime of the Century

September. 14,1996      
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Stephen Rea as  Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Isabella Rossellini as  Anna Hauptmann
J.T. Walsh as  Col. Norman Schwarzkopf
Michael Moriarty as  Governor Harold Hoffman
Allen Garfield as  Lt. James Finn
John Harkins as  Edward Reilly
Barry Primus as  Ellis Parker
David Paymer as  David Wilentz
Bert Remsen as  Dr. John Condon
Don Harvey as  Lt. Gus Kramer