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.
| Title | Heir To An Execution |
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| Subtitle Available |
 ETC.
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| Release Date | Jan 01, 2004 |
| Genres | Documentary, History, |
| Production Company | Blowback Productions |
| Production Countries | United States of America |
| Casts | Morton Sobell, Michael Meeropol, Bob Considine, Sally Kanter Bruin, Abe Osheroff, J. Edgar Hoover, Richard Nixon, David Greenglass, Emanuel Bloch, Greg Meeropol, Robert Meeropol |
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Self
Morton Sobell
Self
Michael Meeropol
Self - International News Service
Bob Considine
Self - friend of Ethel Rosenberg
Sally Kanter Bruin
Self - Union Activist
Abe Osheroff
Self (archive footage)
J. Edgar Hoover
Self - Vice President (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self - Ethel Rosenberg's brother
David Greenglass
Self - the Rosenbergs' attorney
Emanuel Bloch
Self - grandson of the Rosenbergs
Greg Meeropol
Self - younger son of the Rosenbergs
Robert Meeropol
Self - friend of Ethel Rosenberg
Miriam Moskowitz
Self - Senator
Joseph McCarthy
Self - Robert's daughter
Rachel Meeropol
Self - granddaughter of the Rosenbergs
Jenny Meeropol
