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Director:
Mark Rydell
Writers (WGA):
Ludovic Kennedy (book)
William Nicholson (teleplay)
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Release Date:
14 September 1996 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama See more »
Tagline:
The most famous kidnapping in history claimed more than one victim.
Plot:
In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 14-month-old son of Charles Lindberg was kidnapped, held for ransom... See more » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 7 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(25 articles)
Fast Five Scribe Plots Crime Of The Century With Sci-Fi Twist For Universal
 (From ScifiMafia. 18 October 2011, 6:00 AM, PDT)
Dan Trachtenberg Plans Crime Of The Century
 (From The Hollywood News. 15 October 2011, 10:43 AM, PDT)
Dan Trachtenberg Uses 'Portal' Fan Film to Pull Off the 'Crime of the Century'; Will Alex Albrecht (and 'Voltron') be Next?
 (From Movies.com. 14 October 2011, 1:00 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Who dunnit? If you don't know already, this movie will not help you. See more (7 total) »

Cast

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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
Barry Primus ... Ellis Parker

David Paymer ... David Wilentz
Bert Remsen ... Dr. John Condon

Don Harvey ... Lt. Gus Kramer
Gerald S. O'Loughlin ... Commissioner ORyan
Stefan Gierasch ... Albert Osborn Sr.
Jay Acovone ... Sgt. Wallace

Vyto Ruginis ... Lloyd Fisher
Scott N. Stevens ... Col. Charles Lindbergh

Michael Bofshever ... Andrew Dutch
Burt Brinckerhoff ... Warden Mark Kimberling
Mickey Knox ... Judge Trenchard

Clayton Landey ... Marty Messel

E.J. Callahan ... Jury Foreman

Edita Brychta ... Gerta Henkel

Kirk B.R. Woller ... Carl Henkel
Erick Weiss ... Hans Kioppenburg
Seraina Jaqueline ... Louise Wollenberg (as Seraina Jaecklin)

Guido Föhrweißer ... Otto Wollenberg

Brad Greenquist ... Isidor Fisch
Jeffrey Alan Chandler ... Millard Whited (as Jefrey Alan Chandler)

David St. James ... Albert Osborn Jr.
Heinrich James ... German-speaking Pastor
Bill Bolender ... English-speaking Pastor
Jessica Oleskiewicz ... Manfred Hauptmann
Danielle Oleskiewicz ... Manfred Hauptmann
Sarah Lopinski ... Manfred Hauptmann
Anna Lopinski ... Manfred Hauptmann
Katie Lopinski ... Manfred Hauptmann
Brady McGuires ... Manfred Hauptmann
Sean McGuires ... Manfred Hauptmann

Annette Helde ... Mrs. Bading
Fred Parnes ... Gas Station Attendant

Time Winters ... Samuel Small
Robert Benedict ... Policeman #1

Joe Basile ... Guard #1
Charles Tharpe ... Anna Hauptmann's Guard
Howard DuVall ... Hauptmann's Guard
Renna Bartlett ... Warden's wife (as Renna Bogdanovich)

Vito D'Ambrosio ... Guard #2
Thomas Mills ... Guard #3
Michael Benard ... Waiter

Robert Clotworthy ... Reporter
Gary Gershaw ... Reporter

Doug Kruse ... Reporter

Jon Manfrellotti ... Reporter
Steve March ... Reporter

Michael Monks ... Reporter

John Ruskin ... Reporter
Thomas Charles Simmons ... Reporter

Douglas Bennett ... Man shouting in crowd
Nanci Christopher ... Woman shouting in crowd

Jocelyn Jones ... Woman shouting in crowd

Jack Kerrigan ... Man shouting in crowd
Melanie MacQueen ... Shouting Crowd
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Andre Alexsen ... Extra - Detective

John Lizzi ... Juror #1 (uncredited)

William Victor Skrabanek ... Reporter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mark Rydell 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Ludovic Kennedy (book "The Airman and the Carpenter")

William Nicholson (teleplay)

Produced by
Barbara Broccoli .... executive producer
Mike Moder .... producer
Amanda Schiff .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
John Frizzell 
 
Cinematography by
Toyomichi Kurita 
 
Film Editing by
Antony Gibbs 
 
Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster 
 
Production Design by
Steven Legler 
 
Art Direction by
Nanci Roberts 
 
Set Decoration by
Robin Peyton 
 
Costume Design by
Yvonne Blake 
 
Makeup Department
Elizabeth Rabe .... additional hair stylist (1996)
Dionne Smith .... makeup artist
Candy L. Walken .... hair department head
 
Production Management
Juanita F. Diana .... post-production supervisor
Mike Moder .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yudi Bennett .... first assistant director
Pamela Kuri .... second assistant director
Jennifer Wilkinson .... second second assistant director
 
Art Department
Liz Chiz .... set decorating buyer
Lisa A. Corbin .... set dresser
Randy Eriksen .... property master
Steven E. Eyrse .... head painter
Steven E. Eyrse .... scenic artist
David Lombard .... property assistant
Dean G. Roberts .... construction coordinator
Danny Ronay .... set painter
Wayne Springfield .... property maker
 
Sound Department
Bill Burns .... assistant sound editor
Paul Drenning .... foley mixer
Scott A. Jennings .... sound effects editor
Dennis Johnson .... sound recordist
Pamela Kahn .... foley artist
Michael O'Farrell .... supervising sound editor
Timothy Pearson .... foley artist
Susumu Tokunow .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Gary F. Bentley .... special effects coordinator
Frank Ceglia .... special effects coordinator
 
Stunts
Andre Alexsen .... stunts
Gerald Emerick .... stunts
Michael Haynes .... stunt coordinator
Ray Lykins .... stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Gordon .... grip
Edward A. Gutentag .... first assistant cameraman
Peter Iovino .... still photographer
Brian Kinzey .... electrician
Marty Miller .... grip
Rick A. West .... gaffer
Tony Whitman .... key grip
Kenneth C. Barrows .... additional camera operator (uncredited)
John Waldo .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
David Anthony .... extras casting
Aisha Coley .... casting associate
Barbara Klein .... extras casting: background players
Karen Meisels .... casting associate
Robyn Owen .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carol Sadler .... costume supervisor (as Carol Ann Sadler)
 
Editorial Department
A.J. Diederich .... post-production assistant
Sherrye Gibbs .... assistant editor
Mark L. Mitchell .... post-production executive
Jim O'Hagan .... on-line editor
 
Music Department
Andrew Kinney .... orchestrator
Steven L. Smith .... music preparation
Rick Winquest .... music scoring mixer
 
Transportation Department
Mark Brown .... driver: production van
 
Other crew
Samuel Bokebza .... first accountant
Sue Bokobza .... head accountant
Joy Ellison .... dialect coach
James Ferrera .... production assistant
Jennifer Good .... production coordinator
Rosser Goodman .... set key production assistant
Vanessa Grayson .... stand-in
Barry Gremillion .... location manager
Billie L. Mayer .... script supervisor
David McKimmie .... production assistant
Luana Norman .... production assistant
Tommaso Rossellini .... production assistant (uncredited)
 

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some intense thematic elements, including an execution scene
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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Stereo | Dolby
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13
Company:
Astoria Productions Ltd.See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Father of Barbara Broccoli, Albert, waved to Lindbergh and he waved back, from the Spirit Of St.Louis in the air.See more »
Movie Connections:
Version of The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) (TV)See more »

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4 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Who dunnit? If you don't know already, this movie will not help you., 17 April 1999
Author: Doctor_Bombay from Lucas Buck, NC

Crime of the Century fails much in the same way the system of justice failed in the prosecution of for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby in the 1930s, not enough evidence.

I know Mark Rydell (On Golden Pond) to be an extremely sensitive filmmaker and stage director, his motivation here, I'm sure was to present an alternative to Hauptmann's guilt, to entertain ideas that the prosecution may have erred. The evidence was only circumstantial, of the course the crime was horrible, but Hauptmann's execution may have been more a result of public outrage than guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

And he may be right, based on everything I've read, he probably is right. Unfortunately all the probabilities in the world add up to nothing on screen. After only a couple of suppositions the viewer gets so lost in the ultimate goal of the story that he loses interest. I've watched this film 3 times, and lost interest every time.

What a waste of terrific actors, including Stephen Rea, J.T. Walsh, Michael Moriarty, Vyto Ruginis, Barry Primus, and Allen Garfield.

Without closure, as long we as know as little as we do about what actually happened, maybe this story is best left to the true-crime section of the local bookstore, or Investigative Reports, Dateline, or 20/20. Told this way, in this medium it's a sad waste of time.

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