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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
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.
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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
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- Cast
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 29, 1999
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
69%
Original Title
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Production Companies
Independent Film Channel, Fourth Floor Pictures, Scout Productions, Channel 4 Television
Director
Errol Morris
Revenue
$507,941
Description
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.
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