The Rosenbergs: Atomic Spies
2025•52m•8.0•Released
DocumentaryHistory
Based on testimony by Ethel’s brother, David Greenglass, the Rosenbergs are arrested by the FBI. The couple is accused of passing secret information about the atomic bomb to the USSR. Though the Rosenbergs maintain their innocence from the start, the media and public opinion seem to have condemned them from day one. The trial does nothing to change this and ends in a death sentence. On Friday June 19, 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in the electric chair. Julius first, then Ethel. 30 years later, the truth finally comes out. Declassified FBI archives reveal that Ethel was not guilty of being a spy; she was merely married to one. Julius did indeed commit espionage for the Soviet Union, though primarily as a recruiter, nothing at all like the fictional James Bond. This documentary, made entirely of archival footage and animated illustrations, offers a tale of espionage as well as a complex family tragedy.
Director
Julia Bracher
Writer
Julia Bracher
Languages
English, French
Studio
ZED
Cast
Ethel Rosenberg
Self (archive footage)
Julius Rosenberg
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
ZED
Company
Siècle Productions
Producer
Stéphane Benhamou
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