Summaries

A cinematic portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer and holocaust denier.

Documentary about Fred Leuchter, an engineer who became an expert on execution devices and was later hired by revisionist historian Ernst Zundel to "prove" that there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz. Leuchter published a controversial report confirming Zundel's position, which ultimately ruined his own career. Most of the footage is of Leuchter, puttering around execution facilities or chipping away at the walls of Auschwitz, but Morris also interviews various historians, associates, and neighbors.—ccampbell

Details

Keywords
  • execution
  • american
  • death in title
  • auschwitz
  • american neo nazi
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 13, 2000
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland
Production companies Independent Film Channel (IFC) Channel Four Fourth Floor Pictures

Box office

Gross US & Canada $507941
Opening weekend US & Canada $24125
Gross worldwide $507941

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 31m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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