Movie Description
Heir To An Execution
(2004)Overview
When Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were put to death in 1953 for selling atomic secrets to the USSR, their two children were orphaned after every family member refused to take them in. Documentarian Ivy Meeropol, raised to believe in her grandparents' innocence, begins investigating what actually happened, interviewing family members and friends. With declassified papers indicating Julius was participating in espionage in some capacity, Ivy tries to understand the beliefs that drove the couple.
Cast
Self
Self
Self - International News Service
Self - friend of Ethel Rosenberg
Self - Union Activist
Self (archive footage)
Self - Vice President (archive footage)
Self - Ethel Rosenberg's brother
Self - the Rosenbergs' attorney
Self - grandson of the Rosenbergs
Self - younger son of the Rosenbergs
Self - friend of Ethel Rosenberg
Self - Senator
Self - Robert's daughter
Self - granddaughter of the Rosenbergs
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Facts
Original TitleHeir To An Execution
Status Released
Release Information
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2004-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 39m
Production CompaniesBlowback Productions
Genres
- Documentary
- History
