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.
Directing | Mark Rydell | Director |
Production | Barbara Broccoli | Executive Producer |
Camera | Toyomichi Kurita | Director of Photography |
Writing | Ludovic Kennedy | Novel |
Production | Mike Moder | Producer |
Writing | William Nicholson | Screenplay |
Editing | Antony Gibbs | Editor |
Production | Amanda Schiff | Executive Producer |
Sound | John Frizzell | Original Music Composer |
Art | Steven Legler | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Blake | Costume Design |
Art | Nanci Roberts | Art Direction |
Art | Robin Peyton | Set Decoration |
Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
Crew | Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunts |