Crime of the Century

Directed by Mark Rydell
1996    1h 54m    PG-13
Drama, Crime, TV Movie
7.174%
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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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Cast of Crime of the Century
  • Stephen ReaBruno Richard Hauptmann
  • Isabella RosselliniAnna Hauptmann
  • J.T. WalshCol. Norman Schwarzkopf
  • Michael MoriartyGovernor Harold Hoffman
  • Allen GarfieldLt. James Finn
  • John HarkinsEdward Reilly
  • Barry PrimusEllis Parker
  • David PaymerDavid Wilentz
  • Bert RemsenDr. John Condon
  • Don HarveyLt. Gus Kramer
  • Gerald S. O'LoughlinCommissioner O'Ryan
  • Stefan GieraschAlbert Osborn Sr.
  • Jay AcovoneSgt. Wallace
  • Vyto RuginisLloyd Fisher
  • Scott N. StevensCol. Charles Lindbergh
  • Michael BofsheverAndrew Dutch
  • Burt BrinckerhoffWarden Mark Kimberling
  • Mickey KnoxJudge Trenchard
  • Clayton LandeyMarty Messel
  • E.J. CallahanJury Foreman
  • Edita BrychtaGerta Henkel
  • Kirk B.R. WollerCarl Henkel
  • Erick WeissHans Kioppenburg
  • Seraina JaquelineLouise Wollenberg
  • Guido FöhrweißerOtto Wollenberg
  • Brad GreenquistIsidor Fisch
  • Jeffrey Alan ChandlerMillard Whited
  • David St. JamesAlbert Osborn Jr.
  • Heinrich JamesGerman-Speaking Pastor
  • Bill BolenderEnglish-Speaking Pastor
  • Jessica OleskiewiczManfred Hauptmann
  • Danielle OleskiewiczManfred Hauptmann
  • Sarah LopinskiManfred Hauptmann
  • Anna LopinskiManfred Hauptmann
  • Katie LopinskiManfred Hauptmann
  • Brady McGuiresManfred Hauptmann
  • Sean McGuiresManfred Hauptmann
  • Annette HeldeMrs. Bading
  • Fred ParnesGas Station Attendant
  • Time WintersSamuel Small
  • Robert BenedictPoliceman #1
  • Joe BasileGuard #1
  • Charles TharpeAnna Hauptmann's Guard
  • Howard DuVallHauptmann's Guard
  • Renna BartlettWarden's Wife
  • Vito D'AmbrosioGuard #2
  • Thomas MillsGuard #3
  • Michael BenardWaiter
  • Robert ClotworthyReporter
  • Gary GershawReporter
  • Doug KruseReporter
  • Jon ManfrellottiReporter
  • Steve MarchReporter
  • Michael MonksReporter
  • John RuskinReporter
  • Thomas Charles SimmonsReporter
  • Douglas BennettShouting Crowd
  • Nanci ChristopherShouting Crowd
  • Jocelyn JonesShouting Crowd
  • Jack KerriganShouting Crowd
  • Melanie MacQueenShouting Crowd
  • Andre AlexsenDetective
  • John LizziJuror #1 (uncredited)
  • William Victor SkrabanekReporter (uncredited)
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