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

Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 29 December 1999

Country: GB, US

Runtime: 91m

Company Credits

Company: Independent Film Channel, Fourth Floor Pictures, Scout Productions, Channel 4 Television

Revenue: $507,941

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Cast

Fred A. Leuchter Jr.

Fred A. Leuchter Jr.

Self

Robert Jan van Pelt

Robert Jan van Pelt

Self

David Irving

David Irving

Self

Caroline Leuchter

Caroline Leuchter

Self (voice)

James Roth

James Roth

Self

Shelly Shapiro

Shelly Shapiro

Self

Suzanne Tabasky

Suzanne Tabasky

Self

Ernst Zündel

Ernst Zündel

Self

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)

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Writing Credits

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Production Crew

Agnieszka Nejman

Agnieszka Nejman

Assistant Production Manager

Dorothy Aufiero

Dorothy Aufiero

Producer

David Collins

David Collins

Producer

Errol Morris

Errol Morris

Producer

David Schisgall

David Schisgall

Associate Producer

Jonathan Sehring

Jonathan Sehring

Executive Producer

John Sloss

John Sloss

Executive Producer

Kathy Trustman

Kathy Trustman

Producer

Kathy Trustman

Kathy Trustman

Producer

Caroline Kaplan

Caroline Kaplan

Executive Producer

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Visual Effects

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Camera

Robert Richardson

Robert Richardson

Additional Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Other Crew

Peter Donahue

Peter Donahue

Cinematography

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