Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
7.0(69) 1999-12-29 91 minDocumentary
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.
DirectorErrol Morris
ProducerDorothy Aufiero
ProducerErrol Morris
ProducerDavid Collins
ProducerKathy Trustman
ProducerKathy Trustman
Cast & characters
Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
as Self
Robert Jan van Pelt
as Self
David Irving
as Self
No photo
Caroline Leuchter
as Self (voice)
No photo
James Roth
as Self
Shelly Shapiro
as Self
No photo
Suzanne Tabasky
as Self
No photo
Ernst Zündel
as Self
David Collins
as Re-enactment cast
No photo
Daniel Polsby
as Re-enactment cast
No photo
Jeff Brown
as Re-enactment cast
No photo
Robert Duerr
as Re-enactment cast
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Errol Morris
as Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
