# Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)

> An unnerving documentary portrait follows an execution-device engineer whose attempt to validate Holocaust denial destroys his professional identity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17196

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Errol Morris
- Cast: Fred A. Leuchter Jr., Robert Jan van Pelt, David Irving, Caroline Leuchter, James Roth, Shelly Shapiro, Suzanne Tabasky, Ernst Zündel
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192335/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: provocative, disturbing, sardonic, serious discussion, history study

## Synopsis

A chilling exploration of the dark side of historical revisionism and the quest for truth.

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