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

1h 31min

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.

Production Companies

Independent Film Channel

Fourth Floor Pictures

Scout Productions

Channel 4 Television

Cast

Caroline Leuchter

Caroline Leuchter

Self (voice)
David Collins

David Collins

Re-enactment cast
Daniel Polsby

Daniel Polsby

Re-enactment cast
Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown

Re-enactment cast
Robert Duerr

Robert Duerr

Re-enactment cast
Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Errol Morris

Errol Morris

Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

Release date

29th Dec 1999

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English