Heir To An Execution (2004): Cast
Heir To An Execution is a 2004 historical documentary directed by Ivy Meeropol, starring Richard Nixon, Joseph McCarthy and J. Edgar Hoover. It runs 1 hour 39 minutes.
- Release year
- Runtime
- 1h 39m (99 min)
- Director
- Ivy Meeropol
- Genres
- History , Documentary
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Blowback Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Heir To An Execution About?
The premise of Heir To An Execution without spoilers.
After Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 for selling atomic secrets to the USSR, their children were left without family. Filmmaker Ivy Meeropol, believing her grandparents were innocent, investigates and interviews family and friends. Declassified files show Julius took part in espionage, leading Ivy to examine the couple’s motives.
Heir To An Execution Themes & Keywords
· 24 tags- cold war era
- couple killed
- spy
- american politics
- american jew
- woman executed
- death sentence
- electric chair
- american justice
- shady
- american court
- remembrance
+12 more Show fewer
- grandparents
- grandchild
- institutional brutality
- mccarthy era
- filmmaker
- 1950s
- nuclear weapons
- paranoia
- witch hunt
- anti communism
- cold war
- woman killed
Heir To An Execution Cast
Richard Nixon leads the cast, with Joseph McCarthy and J. Edgar Hoover. Directed by Ivy Meeropol; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Director Ivy Meeropol
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Richard Nixon as themselves -
Joseph McCarthy as themselves - J. Edgar Hoover as themselves
- Michael Meeropol as themselves
Also Starring in Heir To An Execution
· 11 more- Abe Osheroff Themselves
- Bob Considine Themselves
- Sally Kanter Bruin Themselves
- Morton Sobell Themselves
- David Greenglass Themselves
- Emanuel Bloch Themselves
- Greg Meeropol Themselves
- Robert Meeropol Themselves
- Miriam Moskowitz Themselves
- Rachel Meeropol Themselves
- Jenny Meeropol Themselves
More from Ivy Meeropol
More films directed by Ivy Meeropol, best-rated first: Ask E. Jean, Indian Point, Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn and After the Bite.
Heir To An Execution Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter's Story” and “Heir To An Execution: The Granddaughter”.
- Also known as
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- Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter's Story
- Heir To An Execution: The Granddaughter
- Heredera de una ejecución
- Herdeira de uma Execução
- ทายาทแห่งเพชฌฆาต
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Heir To An Execution FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Heir To An Execution, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Heir To An Execution?
Heir To An Execution runs 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was Heir To An Execution released?
Heir To An Execution was released in 2004.
Who directed Heir To An Execution?
Heir To An Execution was directed by Ivy Meeropol.
More films by Ivy Meeropol Who is in the cast of Heir To An Execution?
Heir To An Execution stars Richard Nixon, Joseph McCarthy and J. Edgar Hoover, among 15 credited actors.
Does Heir To An Execution have a post-credit scene?
No. Heir To An Execution has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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