Back To Index Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
 Barnes & Noble In his seventh documentary, director Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line) raises tricky questions about the nature of evil. Is Fred Leuchter, an ersatz engineer who takes unnerving pleasure discussing modifications of the electric chair, a demon or a fool? In 1988 Leuchter was hired by German Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel to find "scientific" proof that there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz. The documentary follows Leuchter as he tramps around the former concentration camp taking illegal samples for testing. Without an understanding of the properties of cyanide gas, Leuchter returned with what he believed to be "evidence" that indeed no one could have been gassed at Auschwitz. For his efforts, Leuchter became first a hit on the neo-Nazi lecture scene -- and then an unemployed, lonely pariah. Leuchters case is perplexing, and Morris knows how to baffle us. Do we despise Leuchter for the almost willful ignorance that allows him to say the things he does, or do we pity the man for being so pathetic? There is no pat answer, and that is what makes Mr. Death a fascinating, difficult, and important film. Pete Segall Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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