Crime of the Century

Crime of the century is a popular idiom to describe sensational criminal cases.

Crime of the Century may also refer to:

Film

• The Crime of the Century (1933 film), directed by William Beaudine
• Crime of the Century (1946 film), directed by Philip Ford
• Guyana: Crime of the Century, a 1979 exploitation film loosely based on the Jonestown massacre
• Crime of the Century (1996 film), a 1996 television film about the Lindbergh kidnapping
• The Crime of the Century (2021 film), an HBO documentary

Literature

Fiction

• The Crime of the Century, an 1896 novel by Rodrigues Ottolengui
• The Crime of the Century, the alternative title of About the Murder of the Clergyman's Mistress, a 1931 novel by Anthony Abbot; the second installment in the Thatcher Colt Detective Mystery Series
• The Crime of the Century and Other Misdemeanors: Recollections of Boyhood, a 1974 memoir by John Godey
• The Crime of the Century, a 1975 novel by Kingsley Amis

Non-fiction

• Forgotten News: The Crime of the Century and Other Lost Stories, a 1983 non-fiction book by Jack Finney
• Crimes of the Century, a 2015 non-fiction book by Katherine Ramsland

Music

• Crime of the Century (album), a 1974 album by Supertramp and its title track
• "The Crime of the Century", a song from the musical Ragtime

Television

Episodes

• "Crime of the Century", Mega Man season 2, episode 14 (1996)
• "The Crime of the Century", 24 Hours in Police Custody series 1, episode 7 (2014)
• "The Crime of the Century", North Woods Law season 2, episode 7 (2013)
• "The Crime of the Century", The Saint season 2, episode 22 (1965)

Shows

• The Crime of the Century (TV series), 1956 British television drama

Other uses

• Crime of the Century, a phrase referring to the Lindbergh kidnapping
• Crime of the Century (audio drama), 2011 audio drama

See also

• The Heist of the Century (disambiguation)
• Trial of the century