The Cost of Betrayal: The Defection of Burgess & MacLean/The Execution of the Rosenbergs

7.9/10 · 13 votesOct 20, 200550 min

Ranked #5 of 9 in Season 3•matches the season avg

19 June 1953 and 25 May 1951 The differing fates of the most famous Soviet spies are explored as, in the USA, the Rosenbergs face the electric chair for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets and, after a dramatic flight, the British spies Burgess and Maclean

Season 3 Episodes10

E1 7.9Now viewing

The Cost of Betrayal: The Defection of Burgess & MacLean/The Execution of the Rosenbergs

E2 8.5

Rule of the Gun: The O.K. Corral/Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

E3 7.2

Fact or Fiction: The War of the Worlds/Hitler Diaries

E4 7.4

The War to End All Wars: The End of World War I

E5 8.1

Let Freedom Rise: The Boston Tea Party/The Independence of India

E6 7.1

Battle For The Holy City: The Six-Day War

E7 8.9

The Battle of Midway

E8 7.4

The Road To Revolution: The Execution of Ceauşescu/The Iranian Revolution

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E10 8.3

The Overthrow of Ceaucescu

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Episode Summary

"The Cost of Betrayal: The Defection of Burgess & MacLean/The Execution of the Rosenbergs" is episode 1 of Days That Shook the World season 3. It scored 7.9/10 from 13 votes, ranking #5 of 9 episodes this season (season average 7.9). It aired on October 20, 2005.

The Cost of Betrayal: The Defection of Burgess & MacLean/The Execution of the Rosenbergs

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