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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
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14 January 2000 (USA)
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A cinematic portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer and holocaust denier. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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(22 articles)
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an uncomfortable and ultimately sad movie
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Fred A. Leuchter Jr. | ... | Himself (as Fred Leuchter) |
| Robert Jan Van Pelt | ... | Himself |
| David Irving | ... | Himself |
| Caroline Leuchter | ... | Herself (voice) |
| James Roth | ... | Himself - Analytical Chemist |
| Shelly Shapiro | ... | Herself |
| Suzanne Tabasky | ... | Herself |
| Ernst Zündel | ... | Himself |
 | David Collins | ... | Re-enactment cast |
| Daniel Polsby | ... | Re-enactment cast |
| Jeff Brown | ... | Re-enactment cast |
| Robert Duerr | ... | Re-enactment cast |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Adolf Hitler | ... | Himself - Leaves Plane (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Errol Morris | ... | Himself - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Errol Morris | |||
Produced by | |||
| Dorothy Aufiero | .... | producer | |
| David Collins | .... | producer | |
| Errol Morris | .... | producer | |
| David Schisgall | .... | associate producer: Tennessee/Malden | |
| Jonathan Sehring | .... | executive producer | |
| John Sloss | .... | executive producer | |
| Kathy Trustman | .... | producer: Tennessee/Malden | |
| Michael Williams | .... | producer | |
| Caroline Kaplan | .... | executive producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Caleb Sampson | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Peter Donahue | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Karen Schmeer | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Ted Bafaloukos | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Steven McNulty | |||
Production Management | |||
| Katarzyna Fukacz-Cebula | .... | production manager: Poland (as Katarzyna Fukacz) | |
| Mark Hankey | .... | unit production manager: Tennessee/Malden | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Marek Cydorowicz | .... | assistant director: Poland | |
| David Vos | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Artur Bartos | .... | props: Poland | |
| Inka Bodyl | .... | props: Poland | |
| Michael Cataldo | .... | prop master | |
| Jay Heyman | .... | props assistant | |
| Alasdair McLellan | .... | art department assistant | |
| Kenji Messenger | .... | carpenter | |
| Heidi Pribell | .... | shopper | |
| Adie Russell | .... | graphic artist | |
| Peter Ryan | .... | art department assistant | |
| Lisa Sawlit | .... | graphic artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Coll Anderson | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Stephen Bores | .... | sound mixer (as Steve Bores) | |
| Stephen Bores | .... | sound: Tennessee/Malden (as Steve Bores) | |
| Brian Bowles | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Andrew Bracken | .... | sound effects recordist (as Drew Bracken) | |
| Fred Burnham | .... | additional sound | |
| Mario Cardenas | .... | additional sound (as Mario Cardenes) | |
| Maria Chilarecka | .... | sound mixer: Poland | |
| Eric A. Christoffersen | .... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby | |
| Patrick Dundas | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Frank Morrone | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Frank Morroni) | |
| Bob Olari | .... | sound recordist | |
| Pam Yates | .... | sound: Tennessee/Malden | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Philip Azenzer | .... | video effects (as Phil Azenzer) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Janet Generalli | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Anshul Amar | .... | contributing editor | |
| Schuyler Cayton | .... | assistant editor | |
| Don Ciana | .... | color timer | |
| Brad Fuller | .... | consulting editor | |
| Jane Gray | .... | assistant editor | |
| Paula Heredia | .... | consulting editor | |
| Molly O'Brien | .... | contributing editor | |
| Ann Petrone | .... | assistant editor | |
| Joe Violante | .... | laboratory advisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Huck Bennert | .... | music recording engineer | |
| Donald Berman | .... | musician: piano on "Sublime" | |
| Greg Devore | .... | music recording supervisor | |
| Terry Donahue | .... | musician: accordion and percussion | |
| Hawthorne Quartet | .... | musician: strings | |
| John Kusiak | .... | composer: additional music | |
| John Kusiak | .... | music producer | |
| John Kusiak | .... | musician: synthesizer | |
| Billy Novick | .... | musician: clarinet | |
| Caleb Sampson | .... | musician: synthesizer | |
| Ken Winokur | .... | musician: percussion | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- ASC Distribution (France)
- Lions Gate Films
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (all media)
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (New Zealand) (all media)
- Universal Pictures (DVD)
- Amoeba Proteus title design
- Boston Camera Rental Center camera equipment provided by
- Great Northern Brokerage Services insurance
- High Output grip and lighting equipment
- JG Negative Cutters negative cutting
- Magic Lantern publicity
- New Approach Film & Video dailies
- Page Carter Catering catering
- Sloss Law Office production counsel
- www.digitalcasting.com extras casting
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Mr. Death" - USA (short title)
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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements
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91 min
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All of the states which bought one of Leuchter's lethal injection machines have subsequently stopped using them because they were too difficult to operate and maintain.See more »
Quotes:
Fred A. Leuchter Jr.:The human body is not easy to destroy and it's not east to take a life humanely and painlessly without doing a great deal of damage to the individual's body.See more »
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Features Electrocuting an Elephant (1903)See more »
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I have never seen a movie handle moral ambiguity quite like this before. It's ambiguous on so many levels. FL Jr. worries about the humanity of the methods of execution, and it never occurs to him that the act itself is inhumane. The obvious hatred in the face of Shelly Shapiro (leader of a Holocaust remembrance group) makes you wince at the moral ambiguity of her acts. And finally that this mouse of a man is neither Jesus nor Hitler (two comparisons made in the film) is the only firm footing you are left with. Not earth-shattering, but what a film!