Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1999-12-29 United Kingdom, United States of America 91 Min. PG-13
6.9 63 votes
Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Fred A. Leuchter Jr. is Self
Self
Robert Jan van Pelt is Self
Self
David Irving is Self
Self
Caroline Leuchter is Self (voice)
Self (voice)
James Roth is Self
Self
Shelly Shapiro is Self
Self
Suzanne Tabasky is Self
Self
Ernst Zündel is Self
Self
David Collins is Re-enactment cast
Re-enactment cast
Daniel Polsby is Re-enactment cast
Re-enactment cast
Jeff Brown is Re-enactment cast
Re-enactment cast
Robert Duerr is Re-enactment cast
Re-enactment cast
Adolf Hitler is Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Errol Morris is Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

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