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

1999 • 1h31m Documentary

Rating

6.9/10

Popularity

3

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.

Details

Director

Errol Morris

Cast

Fred A. Leuchter Jr.

Robert Jan van Pelt

David Irving

Release date

12/29/1999

Status

Released

Revenue

$507,941

Origin country

US

Vote count

65