Crime of the Century 1996

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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.

Release Date 1996-09-14
Runtime 1h 54m
Directors Mark Rydell, Toyomichi Kurita
Producers Barbara Broccoli, Mike Moder, Amanda Schiff
Writers Ludovic Kennedy, William Nicholson