Director: Mark Rydell
Producer: Mike Moder
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.
114 min
Rating: 7.2/10
Released
Top Cast
Stephen Rea
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Isabella Rossellini
Anna Hauptmann
J. T. Walsh
Col. Norman Schwarzkopf
Michael Moriarty
Governor Harold Hoffman
Allen Garfield
Lt. James Finn
John Harkins
Edward Reilly
Movie Info
Director: Mark Rydell
Producer: Mike Moder
Production Companies: Astoria Productions Ltd., HBO
Countries: United States of America