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.
Crime of the Century has generally received positive reviews.
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Crime of the Century was released in 1996 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 6 reviews, giving Crime of the Century (1996) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Crime of the Century a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 70%, Crime of the Century is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1996 with similar scores include films like Mission: Impossible, From Dusk Till Dawn and Muppet Treasure Island.
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