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

(1999)

★ 7 IMDb · 72 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1999

Runtime: 91 мин

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Director: Эррол Моррис

Cast: Fred A. Leuchter Jr., Robert Jan van Pelt, David Irving, Caroline Leuchter, James Roth, Shelly Shapiro, Suzanne Tabasky, Ernst Zündel, Давид Коллинз, Daniel Polsby

Plot

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.