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

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

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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.