Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Directed by Errol Morris
“Mr. Death” is a stylized documentary that deals with the life and work of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr., a US Federal Court qualified expert in execution technology. On the basis of his qualifications, in 1988 Leuchter was commissioned by German-Canadian publisher Ernst Zundel to conduct the first thorough forensic examination of the alleged Nazi gas chambers at Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland. After Leuchter testified that the alleged facilities were not — and could not have been — used for mass extermination, Jewish activists ruined his life.
One of the later works of Errol Morris is available in full on Google video. However, I’d recommend watching it on DVD.
Filed Under Alienation, Bitter After-Taste, Characters, Death, Disturbing, Documentary, Horror & Suspense, Internal Conflict, The Morris Meditation, War
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