Crime of the Century
Crime of the Century
6.8
12
Year
1996
Country
United States of America
Genre
Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Director
Mark Rydell
Mark Rydell
Director
Writer
Ludovic Kennedy
Ludovic Kennedy
Novel
William Nicholson
William Nicholson
Screenplay
Duration
1h 54min
Description
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.
