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

Name: Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Released: December 29, 1999
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Fred A. Leuchter Jr.

1999

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Lions Gate Films | Release Date: December 29, 1999 | PG-13

Starring: Fred A. Leuchter Jr.

Summary: A tale of ignorance, self-deception, and vanity. Documentarian Errol Morris sews together a patchwork of diverse viewpoints that seek to uncover the central mystery behind Fred Leuchter's motivations. (Lions Gate Films)

Director: Errol Morris

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 91 min

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Owen Gleiberman

Fred Leuchter is just one deluded figure, but by the end of this great and chilling sick-joke documentary he stands as a living icon of the banality of evil. Read full review

Lisa Alspector

Using archly staged interviews and reconstructions that draw attention to the components of the documentary form, Morris does justice to the complexity of hot-button issues by suggesting several layers of subtext at once, portraying the articulate Leuchter as both rational and prone to rationalize. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

Brings the viewer up close and personal with the face of evil. Read full review

Film.com Ernest Hardy

Morris seduces us into stepping into Leuchter's world of delusion and ego. Read full review

Richard Corliss

The fascinating film equivalent of a humane execution. Read full review

Andrea C. Basora

At the heart of all Morris's films -- from "The Thin Blue Line" to "Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control" -- is a fundamental belief in the unreliability of truth. Read full review

Dallas Observer Gregory Weinkauf

An affecting film, but it just may not be everyone's cup of cyanide. Read full review

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Lionel

Feb 9, 2006

brilliant film. if one doesn't know the underlying theme of the story beforehand, viewing is that much more profound and moving. although i read a few reviews which critique morris's humourous, detached point of view - i feel it makes this film that much more profound, moving, and brilliant film. if one doesn't know the underlying theme of the story beforehand, viewing is that much more profound and moving. although i read a few reviews which critique morris's humourous, detached point of view - i feel it makes this film that much more profound, moving, and in a way, congruous with his subject's mentality.… Expand

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