Mr Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A Leuchter, Jnr (1999)
Mr Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A Leuchter, Jnr
Compelling and often chilling documentary exploring the work of Fred A Leuchter Jnr, the man credited with standardising America's electric chairs and making the contraptions more humane. Later in life he examined samples from the bricks of Auschwitz for traces of cyanide and, failing to find any, joined the ranks of the reviled Holocaust deniers. Directed by Errol Morris
Mr Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A Leuchter, Jnr airs on Sky Documentaries HD at 2:15 AM, Wednesday 11 November. (Subtitles, repeat.)
Certificate
15
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Errol Morris
Director