Can the Rosenberg Case Really be Reopened?

Can the Rosenberg Case Really be Reopened? Synopsis

CAN THE ROSENBERG CASE BE REOPENED? begins with a historical review narrated by actors Sally Kemp & Paul Jenkins; followed by the February 2, 1975 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium rally where Henry Fonda, Lee Grant, Roscoe Lee Brown, Martin Sheen & other celebrities & 2,500 spectators were tear gassed, allegedly by US Nazis. Robert Carl Cohen then interviews Robert Meeropol, one of the Rosenberg's two sons, & civil rights attorneys Ben Margolis & Luke McKissack about reopening the case. They discuss the complex issues involved & the efforts to force the FBI to unseal their files; which remain secret despite the end of the Cold War & the development of nuclear weapons by many nations.

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