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The movie Crime of the Century (Original title Crime of the Century) has in the main roles on Isabella Rossellini (Anna Hauptmann), J.T. Walsh (Col. Norman Schwarzkopf), Michael Moriarty (Governor Harold Hoffman), Allen Garfield (Lt. James Finn), Barry Primus (Ellis Parker), David Paymer (David Wilentz), Bert Remsen (Dr. John Condon), Don Harvey (Lt. Gus Kramer), Stefan Gierasch (Albert Osborn Sr.), Mickey Knox (Judge Trenchard), Kirk B.R. Woller (Carl Henkel), Brad Greenquist (Isidor Fisch), David St. James (Albert Osborn Jr.), Robert Clotworthy (Reporter) The release date of the movie is 14.09.1996. This movie it is produced by Astoria Productions Ltd., HBO . Production countries: United States of America Movie Genre: Movies Crime, Movies Drama

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.