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Director:
Edwin Zbonek
Writers:
Robert A. Stemmle (writer)
Bryan Edgar Wallace (novel)
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Release Date:
22 November 1963 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Crime | Horror more
Tagline:
The ghastliest horror of all!
Plot:
A mad scientst beheads his victims, then tries to keep their heads alive. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Criminals get it in the neck more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Hansjörg Felmy ... John Hillier
Maria Perschy ... Ann Barry
Dieter Borsche ... Dr. Mac Ferguson
Rudolf Forster ... Sir Francis Elliott, Ann's Father
Harry Riebauer ... Dr. Philip Trooper
Chris Howland ... Tom Jenkins alias Gabby Pennypacker
Wolfgang Preiss ... Inspector Morel Smith
Rudolf Fernau ... Jerome
Narziß Sokatscheff
Alexander Engel
Albert Bessler
Stanislav Ledinek
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Harald Sawade
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Mad Executioners (USA)
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Runtime:
Germany:94 min | USA:92 min
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Germany:12 (re-rating) (2006) | West Germany:16 (original rating) | Finland:K-16
Filming Locations:
Berlin, Germany more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Criminals get it in the neck, 18 July 1999
7/10
Author: evilskip from Cullman Alabama

This is an above average Edgar Wallace thriller.Some creepy opening scenes set the pace. A hooded society passes judgement on criminals"beyond the reach of the law".They are hung and dumped into the Thames river.A hangman's rope from Scotland Yard is repeatedly stolen and used in the executions.Is there a member of Scotland Yard in the society? An inspector tries to find out.A phoney society is set up by criminals and quickly brought to an end.In the meantime a serial killer is beheading young women and absconding with their heads.

The serial killer while tying into the society feels like it came out of another movie (a sci-fi flick).The killer is a scientist trying to attach living heads to a robot's body. This drags the film down from a being a superior film. All in all still a minor classic.

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