Crime of the Century (1996)

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.

Released

1996-09-14

Genres

Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Runtime

114 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Mark Rydell, William Nicholson

TMDB rating

6.4/10 from 13 votes