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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
1999 6.9 (63 votes) 1h 31m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Independent Film Channel
Fourth Floor Pictures
Scout Productions
Channel 4 Television

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

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Director: Errol Morris

Producer: Dorothy Aufiero, Errol Morris, David Collins, Kathy Trustman, Kathy Trustman

Top 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

Shelly Shapiro
Shelly Shapiro

Self

Suzanne Tabasky

Self

Ernst Zündel

Self

Videos

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

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