Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

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Release DateDecember 29, 1999
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased
Revenue$508K
ProductionIndependent Film Channel, Fourth Floor Pictures + 2 more
LanguagesEnglish
6.9
63 votes
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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.

Synopsis

A portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Mr. Leuchter was an engineer who became an expert on execution devices and was later hired by holocaust revisionist historian Ernst Zundel to "prove" that there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz. Leuchter published a controversial report confirming Zundel's position, which ultimately ruined his own career. Most of the footage is of Leuchter, working in and around execution facilities or chipping away at the walls of Auschwitz, but Morris also interviews various historians, associates, and neighbors.

Cast & Crew

Director

Errol Morris
Errol Morris

Featured Cast

Fred A. Leuchter Jr.

Fred A. Leuchter Jr.

Self

Robert Jan van Pelt

Robert Jan van Pelt

Self

David Irving

David Irving

Self

Caroline Leuchter

Self (voice)

James Roth

Self

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