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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
General Details
Director:
Errol Morris
Producer:
David Collins, Errol Morris, Caroline Kaplan, David Schisgall, Dorothy Aufiero, John Sloss, Jonathan Sehring
Theatrical:
1999
Rated:
PG-13
Studio:
Channel Four Films
Genre:
Documentary
Duration:
91
IMDb:
0192335
DVD Details
Languages:
English
Sound:
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Picture Format:
Widescreen
UPC:
031398836322
Discs:
1
Region:
1
Release:
Jul 2003
Price:
$14.98
Credits
Himself (as Fred Leuchter)
Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
Himself
Robert Jan Van Pelt
Himself
David Irving
Herself (voice)
Caroline Leuchter
Himself (analytical chemist)
James Roth
Herself
Shelly Shapiro
Herself
Suzanne Tabasky
Himself
Ernst Zündel
Re-enactment cast
David Collins
Re-enactment cast
Daniel Polsby
Re-enactment cast
Jeff Brown
Re-enactment cast
Robert Duerr
Summary
Documentary about Fred Leuchter, an engineer who became an expert on execution devices and was later hired by 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, puttering around execution facilities or chipping away at the walls of Auschwitz, but Morris also interviews various historians, associates, and neighbors.