Heir To An Execution
First aired on Jan 1, 2004
Runtime: 99 mins
70%
Genres: Documentary, History
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Morton Sobell | Self
Michael Meeropol | Self
Bob Considine | Self - International News Service
Sally Kanter Bruin | Self - friend of Ethel Rosenberg
Abe Osheroff | Self - Union Activist
J. Edgar Hoover | Self (archive footage)
Featured Crew
Marc Levin | Producer
Ivy Meeropol | Director
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