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

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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.

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Fred A. Leuchter Jr.

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Robert Jan van Pelt

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David Irving

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Shelly Shapiro

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David Collins

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Adolf Hitler

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Errol Morris

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Director: Errol MorrisProducer: Dorothy AufieroProducer: David CollinsProducer: Errol MorrisExecutive Producer: Jonathan SehringExecutive Producer: John SlossProducer: Kathy TrustmanProducer: Kathy Trustman

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prison neo-nazism auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp gas chamber gallows coffee execution hanging denial revisionist holocaust (shoah) denial

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Status: Released
Origin: US
Languages: English
Studios: Independent Film Channel, Fourth Floor Pictures, Scout Productions, Channel 4 Television
Box Office: $507,941