Crime of the Century

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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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Creators

Mark Rydell

director

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Ludovic Kennedy

writer

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William Nicholson

writer

Cast

Stephen Rea actor Isabella Rossellini actor J.T. Walsh actor Michael Moriarty actor Allen Garfield actor

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John Harkins actor Barry Primus actor David Paymer actor Bert Remsen actor Don Harvey actor Gerald S. O'Loughlin actor

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Stefan Gierasch actor Jay Acovone actor

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Vyto Ruginis actor

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Scott N. Stevens actor

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Michael Bofshever actor

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Burt Brinckerhoff actor

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Mickey Knox actor

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Clayton Landey actor

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E. J. Callahan actor