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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. is a american film of genre Drama directed by Errol Morris released in USA on 29 december 1999 with Errol Morris

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
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Released in USA 29 december 1999
Length 1h31
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Documentary
Rating74% 3.7450253.7450253.7450253.7450253.745025

Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. is a 1999 documentary film by Errol Morris about execution technician Fred A. Leuchter.

Synopsis

Using film made at American prisons, Leuchter talked about his upbringing where his father was a corrections officer. Through his family associations, young Leuchter claimed he was able to witness an execution performed in an electric chair. Leuchter's impression of the event was that the electric chairs used by American prisons were unsafe and often ineffective. The event led him to design modifications to the device that were adopted by many American states.

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Errol Morris

(Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited))
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