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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.(1999)

12/29/1999 (US)Documentary1h 31m
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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.

Errol Morris

Director

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Movie Cast

Fred A. Leuchter Jr. photo
Caroline Leuchter photo

Caroline Leuchter

Self (voice)

David Collins photo

David Collins

Re-enactment cast

Daniel Polsby photo

Daniel Polsby

Re-enactment cast

Jeff Brown photo

Jeff Brown

Re-enactment cast

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

Revenue$507,941.00

Production CompanyIndependent Film Channel

Original LanguageEnglish

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