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

  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
6K
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Fred A. Leuchter Jr. in Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
BiographyDocumentary

A cinematic portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer and holocaust denier.A cinematic portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer and holocaust denier.A cinematic portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer and holocaust denier.

  • Director
    • Errol Morris
  • Stars
    • Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
    • Robert Jan Van Pelt
    • David Irving
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Errol Morris
    • Stars
      • Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
      • Robert Jan Van Pelt
      • David Irving
    • 54User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

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    Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
    Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
    • Self
    • (as Fred Leuchter)
    Robert Jan Van Pelt
    • Self
    David Irving
    David Irving
    • Self
    Caroline Leuchter
    • Self
    • (voice)
    James Roth
    • Self - Analytical Chemist
    Shelly Shapiro
    • Self
    Suzanne Tabasky
    • Self
    Ernst Zündel
    Ernst Zündel
    • Self
    David Collins
    David Collins
    • Re-enactment cast
    Daniel Polsby
    • Re-enactment cast
    Jeff Brown
    • Re-enactment cast
    Robert Duerr
    • Re-enactment cast
    Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler
    • Self - Leaves Plane
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Errol Morris
    Errol Morris
    • Self - Interviewer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Errol Morris
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      According to A Brief History of Errol Morris (2000), Morris made a rough cut that he showed to colleagues and friends that only had Leuchter interviewed and it was Morris' intention that the audience would understand he was saying things either as lies or flat-out wrong. He was advised to go to Auschwitz and dig deeper so that there would be no doubt for the audience that Leuchter was wrong.
    • Quotes
      • Fred A. Leuchter Jr.: The human body is not easy to destroy and it's not easy to take a life humanely and painlessly without doing a great deal of damage to the individual's body.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Green Mile/The End of the Affair/A Map of the World/Sweet and Lowdown/Mr. Death (1999)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 14, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mr. Death
    • Filming locations
      • Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Independent Film Channel (IFC)
      • Channel Four
      • Fourth Floor Pictures
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $507,941
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,125
      • Jan 2, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $507,941
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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