Rudolf Fernau, active in the early 1960s, made significant contributions to the realm of cult cinema with his roles in The Strange Countess (1961) and The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle (1963). In The Mad Executioners (1963), he further cemented his place in the genre, embodying characters that resonate with the macabre and the bizarre. His performances reflect the unique charm of exploitation films, drawing audiences into twisted narratives that are hallmarks of the era.
The Mad Executioners
A band of hooded men have formed a court and they are exacting justice upon the criminals who have escaped the reach of the law. The sentence they exact is death by hanging. Using the hangman’s rope from the Scotland Yard Museum they leave their victims hanging from various locations with a file detailing the case against them pinned to the body. Scotland Yard is stumped and have assigned their best man to break the case. Meanwhile another fiend is on the loose, one who is neatly severing the heads of young women. The bodies are found the heads are not.
