Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
1999•1h 31m•7.0•Released
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.
Director
Errol Morris
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Independent Film Channel
Cast
Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
Self
Robert Jan van Pelt
Self
David Irving
Self
Caroline Leuchter
Self (voice)
James Roth
Self
Shelly Shapiro
Self
Suzanne Tabasky
Self
Ernst Zündel
Self
David Collins
Re-enactment cast
Daniel Polsby
Re-enactment cast
Jeff Brown
Re-enactment cast
Robert Duerr
Re-enactment cast
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Errol Morris
Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Production
Company
Independent Film Channel
Company
Fourth Floor Pictures
Company
Scout Productions
Company
Channel 4 Television
Producer
Dorothy Aufiero
Producer
David Collins
Producer
Errol Morris
Producer
Kathy Trustman
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