Crime of the Century

Crime of the Century

114 mins | Drama, Crime, TV Movie | Sept. 14, 1996

In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 14-month-old son of Charles Lindberg 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.

Crime of the Century

114 mins | Drama, Crime, TV Movie | Sept. 14, 1996

Crime of the Century
In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 14-month-old son of Charles Lindberg 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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers HBO, Astoria Productions Ltd.
Original title Crime of the Century
Directors Mark Rydell
Writers Ludovic Kennedy, William Nicholson

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

Seraina Jaqueline

as Louise Wollenberg

Guido Föhrweißer

as Otto Wollenberg

Brad Greenquist

as Isidor Fisch

Jeffrey Alan Chandler

as Millard Whited

David St. James

as Albert Osborn Jr.

Heinrich James

as German-Speaking Pastor

Bill Bolender

as English-Speaking Pastor

Jessica Oleskiewicz

as Manfred Hauptmann

Danielle Oleskiewicz

as Manfred Hauptmann

Sarah Lopinski

as Manfred Hauptmann

Anna Lopinski

as Manfred Hauptmann

Katie Lopinski

as Manfred Hauptmann

Brady McGuires

as Manfred Hauptmann

Sean McGuires

as Manfred Hauptmann

Annette Helde

as Mrs. Bading

Fred Parnes

as Gas Station Attendant

Time Winters

as Samuel Small

Robert Benedict

as Policeman #1

Joe Basile

as Guard #1

Charles Tharpe

as Anna Hauptmann's Guard

Howard DuVall

as Hauptmann's Guard

Renna Bartlett

as Warden's Wife

Vito D'Ambrosio

as Guard #2

Thomas Mills

as Guard #3

Michael Benard

as Waiter

Robert Clotworthy

as Reporter

Gary Gershaw

as Reporter

Doug Kruse

as Reporter

Jon Manfrellotti

as Reporter

Steve March

as Reporter

Michael Monks

as Reporter

John Ruskin

as Reporter

Douglas Bennett

as Shouting Crowd

Nanci Christopher

as Shouting Crowd

Jocelyn Jones

as Shouting Crowd

Jack Kerrigan

as Shouting Crowd

Melanie MacQueen

as Shouting Crowd

Andre Alexsen

as Detective

John Lizzi

as Juror #1 (uncredited)

William Victor Skrabanek

as Reporter (uncredited)