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

Morton Sobell, Michael Meeropol, Bob Considine, Sally Kanter Bruin, Abe Osheroff, J. Edgar Hoover, Richard Nixon, David Greenglass

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What is "Heir To An Execution" about?

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.

When was "Heir To An Execution" released?

Heir To An Execution was released in 2004.

Who stars in "Heir To An Execution"?

The cast includes Morton Sobell, Michael Meeropol, Bob Considine, Sally Kanter Bruin.

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