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.
Year 1996
Studio Astoria Productions Ltd., HBO
Director Mark Rydell
Crew Mark Rydell (Director), Mike Moder (Producer), Ludovic Kennedy (Novel), Toyomichi Kurita (Director of Photography), Barbara Broccoli (Executive Producer), William Nicholson (Screenplay)
Popularity 2
Language English
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