The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Drama · Crime
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Film / 1996
Crime of the Century
Directed by
Mark Rydell
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Stephen ReaBruno Richard Hauptmann
Isabella RosselliniAnna Hauptmann
J.T. WalshCol. Norman Schwarzkopf
Michael MoriartyGovernor Harold Hoffman
Allen GarfieldLt. James Finn
John HarkinsEdward Reilly
Barry PrimusEllis Parker
David PaymerDavid Wilentz
Bert RemsenDr. John Condon
Don HarveyLt. Gus Kramer
Gerald S. O'LoughlinCommissioner O'Ryan
Stefan GieraschAlbert Osborn Sr.
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Jay AcovoneSgt. Wallace
Vyto RuginisLloyd Fisher
Scott N. StevensCol. Charles Lindbergh
Michael BofsheverAndrew Dutch
Burt BrinckerhoffWarden Mark Kimberling
Mickey KnoxJudge Trenchard
Clayton LandeyMarty Messel
E.J. CallahanJury Foreman
Edita BrychtaGerta Henkel
Kirk B.R. WollerCarl Henkel
Erick WeissHans Kioppenburg
Seraina JaquelineLouise Wollenberg
Guido FöhrweißerOtto Wollenberg
Brad GreenquistIsidor Fisch
Jeffrey Alan ChandlerMillard Whited
David St. JamesAlbert Osborn Jr.
Heinrich JamesGerman-Speaking Pastor
Bill BolenderEnglish-Speaking Pastor
Jessica OleskiewiczManfred Hauptmann
Danielle OleskiewiczManfred Hauptmann
Sarah LopinskiManfred Hauptmann
Anna LopinskiManfred Hauptmann
Katie LopinskiManfred Hauptmann
Brady McGuiresManfred Hauptmann
Sean McGuiresManfred Hauptmann
Annette HeldeMrs. Bading
Fred ParnesGas Station Attendant
Time WintersSamuel Small
Robert BenedictPoliceman #1
Joe BasileGuard #1
Charles TharpeAnna Hauptmann's Guard
Howard DuVallHauptmann's Guard
Renna BartlettWarden's Wife
Vito D'AmbrosioGuard #2
Thomas MillsGuard #3
Michael BenardWaiter
Robert ClotworthyReporter
Gary GershawReporter
Doug KruseReporter
Jon ManfrellottiReporter
Steve MarchReporter
Michael MonksReporter
John RuskinReporter
Thomas Charles SimmonsReporter
Douglas BennettShouting Crowd
Nanci ChristopherShouting Crowd
Jocelyn JonesShouting Crowd
Jack KerriganShouting Crowd
Melanie MacQueenShouting Crowd
Andre AlexsenDetective
John LizziJuror #1 (uncredited)
William Victor SkrabanekReporter (uncredited)
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