Heir To An Execution
2004, English. Directed by Ivy Meeropol.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
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Heir To An Execution is streaming on JioHotstar in India.
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Cast & crew
- Ivy MeeropolDirector
- Morton SobellSelf
- Michael MeeropolSelf
- Bob ConsidineSelf - International News Service
- Sally Kanter BruinSelf - friend of Ethel Rosenberg
- Abe OsheroffSelf - Union Activist
- J. Edgar HooverSelf (archive footage)
- Richard NixonSelf - Vice President (archive footage)
- David GreenglassSelf - Ethel Rosenberg's brother
- Emanuel BlochSelf - the Rosenbergs' attorney
- Greg MeeropolSelf - grandson of the Rosenbergs
- Robert MeeropolSelf - younger son of the Rosenbergs
- Miriam MoskowitzSelf - friend of Ethel Rosenberg
Details
- Released
- 1 January 2004
- Country
- United States of America
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Heir To An Execution runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Heir To An Execution is rated PG in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
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Heir To An Execution is streaming on JioHotstar in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Heir To An Execution?
Heir To An Execution (2004) was directed by Ivy Meeropol and stars Morton Sobell, Michael Meeropol, Bob Considine.