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Crime of the Century

Crime of the Century

6.4 Rating
114 min 1996

Overview

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.

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Status

Released

Budget

Unknown

Revenue

Unknown

Original Language

DE

Production Companies

Astoria Productions Ltd.HBO

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