Crime of the Century
Crime of the Century
Release: 1996-09-14
·Runtime: 114m
·★ 6.7
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Astoria Productions Ltd.
HBO
Cast
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
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
as Commissioner O'Ryan
Stefan Gierasch
as Albert Osborn Sr.
Jay Acovone
as Sgt. Wallace
Vyto Ruginis
as Lloyd Fisher
Scott N. Stevens
as Col. Charles Lindbergh
Michael Bofshever
as Andrew Dutch
Burt Brinckerhoff
as Warden Mark Kimberling
Mickey Knox
as Judge Trenchard
Clayton Landey
as Marty Messel
E.J. Callahan
as Jury Foreman
Edita Brychta
as Gerta Henkel
Kirk B.R. Woller
as Carl Henkel
Erick Weiss
as Hans Kioppenburg
Guido Föhrweißer
as Otto Wollenberg
Brad Greenquist
as Isidor Fisch
David St. James
as Albert Osborn Jr.
Bill Bolender
as English-Speaking Pastor
Annette Helde
as Mrs. Bading
Fred Parnes
as Gas Station Attendant
Time Winters
as Samuel Small
Joe Basile
as Guard #1
Vito D'Ambrosio
as Guard #2
Thomas Mills
as Guard #3
Robert Clotworthy
as Reporter
Doug Kruse
as Reporter
Jon Manfrellotti
as Reporter
Michael Monks
as Reporter
Douglas Bennett
as Shouting Crowd
Jocelyn Jones
as Shouting Crowd
Melanie MacQueen
as Shouting Crowd
Andre Alexsen
as Detective
John Lizzi
as Juror #1 (uncredited)
