Summary In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 20-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. View more details
Directed : Mark Rydell
Written : William Nicholson Ludovic Kennedy
Stars : Stephen Rea Michael Moriarty J.T. Walsh Isabella Rossellini
Genres : Crime Drama Documentary
Release date : Sep 13, 1996
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : Home Box Office (HBO) Astoria Productions Ltd.
Summary In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 20-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. View more details
Genres : Crime Drama Documentary
Release date : Sep 13, 1996
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : Home Box Office (HBO) Astoria Productions Ltd.
