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Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.0 / 100
1996·Crime / Documentary / Drama·1h 54m

CRIME OF THE CENTURY

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.

Above the Line
Mark Rydell·DirectorWilliam Nicholson·ScreenplayLudovic Kennedy·NovelToyomichi Kurita·Director of PhotographyJohn Frizzell·Original Music ComposerAntony Gibbs·Editor
Cast
Stephen Rea·Bruno Richard HauptmannIsabella Rossellini·Anna HauptmannJ.T. Walsh·Col. Norman SchwarzkopfMichael Moriarty·Governor Harold HoffmanAllen Garfield·Lt. James FinnJohn Harkins·Edward ReillyBarry Primus·Ellis ParkerDavid Paymer·David WilentzBert Remsen·Dr. John CondonDon Harvey·Lt. Gus Kramer
Full Crew
(15 credits)
Directing· 1
Mark Rydell·Director
Writing· 2
William Nicholson·ScreenplayLudovic Kennedy·Novel
Camera· 1
Toyomichi Kurita·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Antony Gibbs·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
John Frizzell·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Yvonne Blake·Costume DesignNanci Roberts·Art DirectionSteven Legler·Production DesignRobin Peyton·Set Decoration
Production· 4
Mike Moder·ProducerBarbara Broccoli·Executive ProducerAmanda Schiff·Executive ProducerLynn Stalmaster·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Ernie F. Orsatti·Stunts
By the Numbers
68.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
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