By focusing on the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, this film examines a vivid era of American history. It chronicles the arrest, trial, and execution of the so-called "atom bomb spies" of the 1950s.

THE UNQUIET DEATH OF JULIUS AND ETHEL ROSENBERG looks at the facts and procedures of the case and the climate of the times. Twenty people involved with the case are interviewed, including jurors, FBI agents, lawyers for both sides, and the Rosenbergs' sons. The filmmaker has created a moving human drama and an accurate historical examination of the case and its meaning in U.S. history.

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"A beautifully produced documentary... finds the ambiguity, the strain, the human tension..."—Baltimore Sun


"A brilliant investigative documentary."—Philadelphia Inquirer


"Thoroughly researched, solidly developed... a superb recreation of history, painting with bold strokes the temper of the times... strides like a giant where others tiptoed."—Boston Globe


"A forceful treatment of a sensitive and important incident in American history."—Library Journal

"Offers as significant an object lesson on social history as a film on the Dreyfus case would for similar French audiences."—Film News