Crime of the Century (1996 film)

Crime of the Century
Based on The Airman and the Carpenter by Ludovic Kennedy
Screenplay by William Nicholson
Directed by Mark Rydell
Starring Stephen Rea
Isabella Rossellini
J. T. Walsh
Michael Moriarty
Bert Remsen
Scott N. Stevens
Theme music composer John Frizzell
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Mike Moder
Editor(s) Antony Gibbs
Cinematography Toyomichi Kurita
Running time 114 minutes
Production company(s) Astoria Productions, Ltd.
HBO
Distributor HBO
Release
Original network HBO
Original release September 14, 1996

Crime of the Century is a 1996 HBO television film directed by Mark Rydell. It presents a dramatization of the Lindbergh kidnapping. The film stars Stephen Rea as Bruno Hauptmann and Isabella Rossellini as his wife Anna.

Plot

The film presents the Lindbergh kidnapping with the idea that Bruno Hauptman was not guilty.

Cast

Awards

The film earned five Golden Globe nominations in the "Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for TV" categories. The flim was nominated for the Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special at the 49th Primetime Emmy Awards.

References

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