Does Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

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

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

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

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

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

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

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

Name: Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1999
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Fred A. Leuchter Jr., Robert Jan van Pelt, David Irving, Caroline Leuchter, James Roth

Directed by Errol Morris

Produced by Independent Film Channel, Fourth Floor Pictures

199991 min7.0 / 10

A deeply unsettling documentary portrait of a man whose technical expertise in execution devices becomes entangled with Holocaust denial, forcing viewers to grapple with complicity, delusion, and the banality of evil.

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.

Clusters

Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Unresolved Grief Stories Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Death Penalty Films Getting Fired And Promoted

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Prison Neo-nazism Auschwitz-birkenau Concentration Camp Gas Chamber Gallows Coffee Execution Hanging Denial Revisionist Holocaust (shoah) Denial

Questions people ask

Does Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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