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Heir To An Execution (2004)

2004-01-01 · 1h 39m · EN
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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.

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Morton SobellMorton SobellSelfMichael MeeropolMichael MeeropolSelfBob ConsidineBob ConsidineSelf - International News ServiceSally Kanter BruinSally Kanter BruinSelf - friend of Ethel RosenbergAbe OsheroffAbe OsheroffSelf - Union ActivistJ. Edgar HooverJ. Edgar HooverSelf (archive footage)Richard NixonRichard NixonSelf - Vice President (archive footage)David GreenglassDavid GreenglassSelf - Ethel Rosenberg's brotherEmanuel BlochEmanuel BlochSelf - the Rosenbergs' attorneyGreg MeeropolGreg MeeropolSelf - grandson of the RosenbergsRobert MeeropolRobert MeeropolSelf - younger son of the RosenbergsMiriam MoskowitzMiriam MoskowitzSelf - friend of Ethel Rosenberg

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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.

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