The Rosenbergs: Atomic Spies (2025)
The Rosenbergs: Atomic Spies (2025)
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.

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Ethel Rosenberg Ethel Rosenberg As: Self (archive footage)
Julius Rosenberg Julius Rosenberg As: Self (archive footage)
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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.


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Certification: TP

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Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English, Français

Release Date: 08 February 2025

Country: FR

Runtime: 52m

Company Credits

Company: ZED, Siècle Productions

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Cast

Ethel Rosenberg

Ethel Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

Julius Rosenberg

Julius Rosenberg

Self (archive footage)

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Sound

Alexis Bruneel

Alexis Bruneel

Original Music Composer

Stéphane Larrat

Stéphane Larrat

Sound Editor

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Art Department

Julien Condom

Julien Condom

Graphic Designer

Gilles Pascal

Gilles Pascal

Art Designer

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