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.

Cast (64)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Stephen Rea

Bruno Richard Hauptmann

Isabella Rossellini

Anna Hauptmann

J.T. Walsh

Col. Norman Schwarzkopf

Michael Moriarty

Governor Harold Hoffman

Allen Garfield

Lt. James Finn

John Harkins

Edward Reilly

Barry Primus

Ellis Parker

David Paymer

David Wilentz

Bert Remsen

Dr. John Condon

Don Harvey

Lt. Gus Kramer

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Commissioner O'Ryan

Stefan Gierasch

Albert Osborn Sr.

Jay Acovone

Sgt. Wallace

Vyto Ruginis

Lloyd Fisher

Scott N. Stevens

Col. Charles Lindbergh

Michael Bofshever

Andrew Dutch

Burt Brinckerhoff

Warden Mark Kimberling

Mickey Knox

Judge Trenchard

Clayton Landey

Marty Messel

E.J. Callahan

Jury Foreman

Edita Brychta

Gerta Henkel

Kirk B.R. Woller

Carl Henkel

Erick Weiss

Hans Kioppenburg

S

Seraina Jaqueline

Louise Wollenberg

Guido Föhrweißer

Otto Wollenberg

Brad Greenquist

Isidor Fisch

J

Jeffrey Alan Chandler

Millard Whited

David St. James

Albert Osborn Jr.

H

Heinrich James

German-Speaking Pastor

B

Bill Bolender

English-Speaking Pastor

J

Jessica Oleskiewicz

Manfred Hauptmann

D

Danielle Oleskiewicz

Manfred Hauptmann

S

Sarah Lopinski

Manfred Hauptmann

A

Anna Lopinski

Manfred Hauptmann

K

Katie Lopinski

Manfred Hauptmann

B

Brady McGuires

Manfred Hauptmann

S

Sean McGuires

Manfred Hauptmann

Annette Helde

Mrs. Bading

Fred Parnes

Gas Station Attendant

Time Winters

Samuel Small

R

Robert Benedict

Policeman #1

Joe Basile

Guard #1

C

Charles Tharpe

Anna Hauptmann's Guard

H

Howard DuVall

Hauptmann's Guard

R

Renna Bartlett

Warden's Wife

Vito D'Ambrosio

Guard #2

Thomas Mills

Guard #3

M

Michael Benard

Waiter

Robert Clotworthy

Reporter

G

Gary Gershaw

Reporter

Doug Kruse

Reporter

Jon Manfrellotti

Reporter

S

Steve March

Reporter

Michael Monks

Reporter

J

John Ruskin

Reporter

T

Thomas Charles Simmons

Reporter

Douglas Bennett

Shouting Crowd

N

Nanci Christopher

Shouting Crowd

Jocelyn Jones

Shouting Crowd

J

Jack Kerrigan

Shouting Crowd

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