Crime of the Century
1996, German. Directed by Mark Rydell.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Mark RydellDirector
- Stephen ReaBruno Richard Hauptmann
- Isabella RosselliniAnna Hauptmann
- J.T. WalshCol. Norman Schwarzkopf
- Michael MoriartyGovernor Harold Hoffman
- Allen GarfieldLt. James Finn
- John HarkinsEdward Reilly
- Barry PrimusEllis Parker
- David PaymerDavid Wilentz
- Bert RemsenDr. John Condon
- Don HarveyLt. Gus Kramer
- Gerald S. O'LoughlinCommissioner O'Ryan
- Stefan GieraschAlbert Osborn Sr.
Details
- Released
- 14 September 1996
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- William Nicholson
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Crime of the Century runs 114 minutes (1h 54m).
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Crime of the Century isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 September 1996. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Crime of the Century?
Crime of the Century (1996) was directed by Mark Rydell and stars Stephen Rea, Isabella Rossellini, J.T. Walsh.