Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Movie Review 1999

In his seventh documentary, Morris spotlights engineer Fred A. Leuchter Jr., the son of a prison warden, who designed more efficient execution devices, including electric chairs, lethal injection machines, and gas chambers. This might be bizarre enough, but thanks to neo-Nazi Ernst Zundel, Leuchter becomes a Holocaust denier after a trip to Auschwitz. Leuchter compiled his unscientific findings in a published report that became an important tenent amongst the neo-Nazi revisionist set.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Biography, Death, Holocaust

Cinematography

Peter Donahue

Director

Errol Morris

Music

Caleb Sampson

Other

Karen Schmeer

Producer

Lions Gate Films