Movie·1999·1h 31m
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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 kinds of execution. But when called to aid the case of an accused Holocaust denier, Leuchter's problems begin.
Producer
Errol Morris, Dorothy Aufiero
Editor
Karen Schmeer
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
69 votes
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Cast
Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
Self
Robert Jan van Pelt
Self
David Irving
Self
Caroline Leuchter
Self (voice)
James Roth
Self
Shelly Shapiro
Self
Suzanne Tabasky
Self
Ernst Zündel
Self
David Collins
Re-enactment cast
Daniel Polsby
Re-enactment cast
Jeff Brown
Re-enactment cast
Robert Duerr
Re-enactment cast
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Errol Morris
Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Errol Morris
Director, Producer
Karen Schmeer
Editor
Dorothy Aufiero
Producer
David Collins
Producer
Jonathan Sehring
Executive Producer
John Sloss
Executive Producer
Kathy Trustman
Producer
Kathy Trustman
Producer
Caroline Kaplan
Executive Producer
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