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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. (1999)

1h 31m | PG-13

⭐ 6.9 / 10

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

Studio: Independent Film Channel

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Fred A. Leuchter Jr.

Fred A. Leuchter Jr.

as Self

Robert Jan van Pelt

Robert Jan van Pelt

as Self

David Irving

David Irving

as Self

Caroline Leuchter

Caroline Leuchter

as Self (voice)

James Roth

James Roth

as Self

Shelly Shapiro

Shelly Shapiro

as Self