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The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

  • TV Movie
  • 1976
  • TV-PG
  • 2h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)
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On March 1, 1932, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son and namesake of the famed pilot, is kidnapped. After he is found dead, a German immigrant named Bruno Hauptmann is tried for kidnapping a... Read allOn March 1, 1932, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son and namesake of the famed pilot, is kidnapped. After he is found dead, a German immigrant named Bruno Hauptmann is tried for kidnapping and murder.On March 1, 1932, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., infant son and namesake of the famed pilot, is kidnapped. After he is found dead, a German immigrant named Bruno Hauptmann is tried for kidnapping and murder.

  • Director
    • Buzz Kulik
  • Writer
    • J.P. Miller
  • Stars
    • Cliff De Young
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Denise Alexander
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    556
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Buzz Kulik
    • Writer
      • J.P. Miller
    • Stars
      • Cliff De Young
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • Denise Alexander
    • 14User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Top Cast98

    Cliff De Young
    Cliff De Young
    • Charles Lindbergh
    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Bruno Richard Hauptmann
    Denise Alexander
    Denise Alexander
    • Violet Sharpe
    Sian Barbara Allen
    Sian Barbara Allen
    • Anne Morrow Lindbergh
    Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam
    • Edward J. Reilly
    Peter Donat
    Peter Donat
    • Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf
    John Fink
    John Fink
    • Mr. Anderson
    Dean Jagger
    Dean Jagger
    • Koehler
    Laurence Luckinbill
    Laurence Luckinbill
    • Gov. Hal Hoffman
    Frank Marth
    Frank Marth
    • Chief Harry Wolfe
    Tony Roberts
    Tony Roberts
    • Lt. Jim Finn
    Robert Sampson
    Robert Sampson
    • John Curtis
    David Spielberg
    David Spielberg
    • David Wilentz
    Joseph Stern
    Joseph Stern
    • Dr. Schonfeld
    Katherine Woodville
    Katherine Woodville
    • Betty Gow
    • (as Kate Woodville)
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Fred Huisache
    Walter Pidgeon
    Walter Pidgeon
    • Judge Trenchard
    Joseph Cotten
    Joseph Cotten
    • Dr. Joseph Francis Condon
    • Director
      • Buzz Kulik
    • Writer
      • J.P. Miller
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      When the 20-month-old Lindbergh baby appeared on the 1932 cover of TIME Magazine, he became the youngest cover subject in the magazine's history.
    • Goofs
      Anne Morrow Lindbergh is depicted as being pregnant with her second child, Jon Lindbergh, on November 27, 1933. In reality, he was born on August 16, 1932, meaning that his mother was pregnant with him when his older brother Charles, Jr. was kidnapped.
    • Crazy credits
      In deep appreciation this film is dedicated to Leonard Horn for whom it all began.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.)
      Written by Al Sherman and Howard Johnson (uncredited)
      Performed by Michael Dees

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 26, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Entführung des Lindbergh-Babys
    • Filming locations
      • Colusa, California, USA(hall of records building)
    • Production companies
      • David Gerber Productions
      • Columbia Pictures Television
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 28m(148 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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