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

Jan 14 2000 PG-13 1h 31m
Biography, Documentary

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.

Plot

Documentary about Fred Leuchter, an engineer who became an expert on execution devices and was later hired by 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, puttering around execution facilities or chipping away at the walls of Auschwitz, but Morris also interviews various historians, associates, and neighbors.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Errol Morris

Cast

Fred A. Leuchter Jr., Robert Jan Van Pelt, David Irving

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

Scout Productions, Channel Four, Fourth Floor Pictures, Independent Film Channel

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 8 nominations

Trailers
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