Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
Documentary
7.0 (72 votes)
1h 31m
Overview
Documentary filmmaker Errol Morris investigates the case of a man who became an authority on capital punishment, but was discredited when he got involved on the wrong side of a court case. Leuchter, a meek man whose appearance belies his grim expertise, develops what he says is a more effective electric chair. Before long, he's in demand from officials who want his opinions on other execution methods. But when called to aid the case of an accused Holocaust denier, Leuchter's problems begin.
Details
- Director
- Errol Morris
- Writer
- N/A
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Adolf Hitler
Caroline Leuchter
Daniel Polsby
David Collins
David Irving
Ernst Zündel
Errol Morris
Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
James Roth
Jeff Brown
Robert Duerr
Robert Jan van Pelt
Shelly Shapiro
Suzanne Tabasky
Keywords
auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp
coffee
denial
execution
gallows
gas chamber
hanging
holocaust (shoah) denial
neo-nazism
prison
revisionist
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