Hooded vigilantes and a headhunting fiend terrorize London’s criminal underworld.
THE MAD EXECUTIONERS
Girls menaced...! A city terrorized...! And the black-hooded avengers strike again!
A group of hooded vigilantes hang wrong-doers with a rope stolen from Scotland Yard's Black Museum.
The Mad Executioners is a 1963 German crime, horror, and thriller film directed by Edwin Zbonek about a secret society of hooded vigilantes who hang escaped criminals while Scotland Yard hunts both them and a serial killer beheading young women.
Synopsis
- Director
- Edwin Zbonek
- Writers
- Robert A. Stemmle, Bryan Edgar Wallace
- Release
- 1963
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Also Known As
- The Executioner of London, Edgar Wallace - Der Henker von London, The Mad Executioners, Edgar Wallace: Der Henker von London, De beul van Londen, Original title: Der Henker von London
Why Cult
A secret society hands out death sentences with a stolen hangman’s rope, leaving criminals swinging and a case file pinned to the body.
Part of the German 'krimi' tradition, the film serves up convoluted plotting, masked culprits, and a distinctly Teutonic take on London crime.
As Scotland Yard chases the hangmen, a second killer stalks the city, neatly decapitating young women and leaving their bodies but never their heads.
The infamous hangman’s rope is pilfered straight from the Black Museum to deliver vigilante justice.
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Questions from the Vault
What is The Mad Executioners about? +
A masked society executes criminals by hanging them with a rope from Scotland Yard’s Black Museum, while Scotland Yard pursues both these vigilantes and a decapitating serial killer.
When was The Mad Executioners released? +
The Mad Executioners was released in 1963.
Who directed The Mad Executioners? +
The Mad Executioners was directed by Edwin Zbonek.
How long is The Mad Executioners? +
The runtime of The Mad Executioners is 94 minutes.
What genre is The Mad Executioners? +
The Mad Executioners is a crime, horror, and thriller film.
