Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Morton Sobell, Michael Meeropol, Bob Considine, Sally Kanter Bruin, Abe Osheroff, J. Edgar Hoover, Richard Nixon, David Greenglass
Original language
English
First release
January 1, 2004 (Romania)
Crew
Producer
Marc Levin
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Festival History
- Sundance Film Festival 2004 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Romania | January 1, 2004 |
| Television | United States | June 14, 2004 |
| Classification | United States | PG |
Full credits
| Director | Ivy Meeropol |
| Cast | 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)), Richard Nixon (Self - Vice President (archive footage)), David Greenglass (Self - Ethel Rosenberg's brother), Emanuel Bloch (Self - the Rosenbergs' attorney), Greg Meeropol (Self - grandson of the Rosenbergs), Robert Meeropol (Self - younger son of the Rosenbergs), Miriam Moskowitz (Self - friend of Ethel Rosenberg), Joseph McCarthy (Self - Senator), Rachel Meeropol (Self - Robert's daughter), Jenny Meeropol (Self - granddaughter of the Rosenbergs), Julius Rosenberg (Self - archival footages), Ethel Rosenberg (Self - archival footages) |
| Producer | Marc Levin |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt0388996 |
| TMDB | 73340 |
Additional data: TMDB.
