Movie Description
Les Rosenberg: des espions au coeur de l'Amérique
(2025)Overview
Based on testimony by Ethel’s brother, David Greenglass, the Rosenbergs are arrested by the FBI. The couple is accused of passing secret information about the atomic bomb to the USSR. Though the Rosenbergs maintain their innocence from the start, the media and public opinion seem to have condemned them from day one. The trial does nothing to change this and ends in a death sentence. On Friday June 19, 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in the electric chair. Julius first, then Ethel. 30 years later, the truth finally comes out. Declassified FBI archives reveal that Ethel was not guilty of being a spy; she was merely married to one. Julius did indeed commit espionage for the Soviet Union, though primarily as a recruiter, nothing at all like the fictional James Bond. This documentary, made entirely of archival footage and animated illustrations, offers a tale of espionage as well as a complex family tragedy.
Featured Crew
- Director : Julia Bracher
- Producer : Stéphane Benhamou
- Writer : Julia Bracher
- Editor : Franck Zahler
- Cast : Ethel Rosenberg,Julius Rosenberg
Cast
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Facts
Original TitleLes Rosenberg: des espions au coeur de l'Amérique
Status Released
Release Information
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2025-02-08
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 52m
Homepagehttps://www.zed.fr/en/catalog/the-rosenbergs-the-atomic-spies
Production CompaniesZED,Siècle Productions
Genres
- Documentary
- History
























