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

1999

91 minutes

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.

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Top Cast

Fred A. Leuchter Jr. headshot

Fred A. Leuchter Jr.

Self

Robert Jan van Pelt headshot

Robert Jan van Pelt

Self

David Irving headshot

David Irving

Self

Caroline Leuchter headshot

Caroline Leuchter

Self (voice)

James Roth headshot

James Roth

Self

Shelly Shapiro headshot

Shelly Shapiro

Self

Suzanne Tabasky headshot

Suzanne Tabasky

Self

Ernst Zündel headshot

Ernst Zündel

Self

David Collins headshot

David Collins

Re-enactment cast

Daniel Polsby headshot

Daniel Polsby

Re-enactment cast

Jeff Brown headshot

Jeff Brown

Re-enactment cast

Robert Duerr headshot

Robert Duerr

Re-enactment cast

Adolf Hitler headshot

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Errol Morris headshot

Errol Morris

Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)