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The Red Queen Kills Seven Times

Original title: La dama rossa uccide sette volte
  • 19721972
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
2.7K
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Two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by their homicidal ancestor, a dark-haired woman in a red robe known as the Red Queen, who is said to take seven lives ev... Read allTwo sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by their homicidal ancestor, a dark-haired woman in a red robe known as the Red Queen, who is said to take seven lives every hundred years.Two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by their homicidal ancestor, a dark-haired woman in a red robe known as the Red Queen, who is said to take seven lives every hundred years.
IMDb RATING
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2.7K
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  • Director
    • Emilio Miraglia
  • Writers
    • Fabio Pittorru(story)
    • Emilio Miraglia(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Barbara Bouchet
    • Ugo Pagliai
    • Marina Malfatti
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  • Director
    • Emilio Miraglia
  • Writers
    • Fabio Pittorru(story)
    • Emilio Miraglia(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Barbara Bouchet
    • Ugo Pagliai
    • Marina Malfatti
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    • 43User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
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    Barbara Bouchet
    Barbara Bouchet
    • Kitty Wildenbrückas Kitty Wildenbrück
    Ugo Pagliai
    Ugo Pagliai
    • Martin Hoffmannas Martin Hoffmann
    Marina Malfatti
    Marina Malfatti
    • Franziska Wildenbrückas Franziska Wildenbrück
    Marino Masé
    Marino Masé
    • Police Inspectoras Police Inspector
    Pia Giancaro
    Pia Giancaro
    • Rosemary Mülleras Rosemary Müller
    • (as Maria Pia Giancaro)
    Sybil Danning
    Sybil Danning
    • Lulu Palmas Lulu Palm
    Nino Korda
    • Herbert Zieleras Herbert Zieler
    Fabrizio Moresco
    • Peteras Peter
    Rudolf Schündler
    Rudolf Schündler
    • Tobias Wildenbrückas Tobias Wildenbrück
    • (as Rudolf Schindler)
    Maria Antonietta Guido
    • Model #1as Model #1
    Carla Mancini
    Carla Mancini
    • Model #2as Model #2
    Bruno Bertocci
    • Hans Meyeras Hans Meyer
    Sisto Brunetti
    • Policemanas Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Dolores Calò
    • Leonora Roiburgas Leonora Roiburg
    • (uncredited)
    Nestore Cavaricci
    • Policemanas Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Silverio Conti
    • Springe Management Memberas Springe Management Member
    • (uncredited)
    Bruno Degni
    • Plainclothes Police Agentas Plainclothes Police Agent
    • (uncredited)
    Alfonso Giganti
    • Springe's Department Directoras Springe's Department Director
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Emilio Miraglia
    • Writers
      • Fabio Pittorru(story) (screenplay)
      • Emilio Miraglia(screenplay)
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    When two sisters inherit their family castle, a string of murders committed by a mysterious dark-haired woman in a red cloak targets their circle of friends. Is the killer their ancestor, the Red Queen, whom legend says claims seven lives every hundred years? —Red-Barracuda
    • bare breasts
    • female frontal nudity
    • sex
    • cult film
    • female rear nudity
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    • Taglines
      • The Corpse That Didn't Want to Die!
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • Unrated
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Though the film has been co-produced by a German production company and mostly shot in Germany, it was never released theatrically there, just premiered straight to Video in the late 80s.
    • Goofs
      When corpse of Eveline is shown in the cell, her eyes can be seen moving.
    • Connections
      Featured in New Year's Evil (1980)

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    7/10
    Heavy-handed plot, but rich in atmosphere
    "The Red Queen Kills Seven Times" follows two sisters who are faced with apparent repercussions of a family curse after the death of their aristocrat grandfather. The legend has it that every hundred years, two sisters in the family bloodline will fight, resulting in the murder of one. After the prophecy comes true, a madwoman in a red cloak begins a killing spree in one of the sisters' lives, stalking the ancestral castle and mercilessly taking lives.

    The second and last effort of Emilio Miraglia after the brilliant Gothic "The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave," "The Red Queen Kills Seven Times" is a rather similar effort, but with slight modifications in both plot and tone. Where "Evelyn" treaded supernatural Gothic territory, "Red Queen" is a bit more of a heavy-handed giallo that is shamelessly over-plotted and also far more violent. Evoking the kind of giallos that Argento or Bava made in the 1970s, the film really takes its time working up elaborate murders and a faceless killer.

    Tonally, it is slightly different from Miraglia's preceding film in that it was shot exclusively in Germany, and very much has a Bavarian aesthetic, featuring a German-European castle setting, rolling forests, and small mountain villages as backdrops. It is an atmospheric film, and in Miraglia's fashion, is oriented toward the Gothic.

    As I mentioned, the film is a bit zany in terms of plot, and throws curveball after curveball without pause, so it is a film that demands its audience's attention in order to make sense of what is happening on screen. Barbara Bouchet and Marina Malfatti (returning from Miraglia's previous film) have the lead roles, and are both very good. The finale is fantastically elaborate and the final reveal is thematically quite dark; there is an especially memorable scene set in a flooding underground chamber that really deserves some respect.

    Overall, "The Red Queen Kills Seven Times" is a solid effort, and does a fantastic job at juggling elements of the giallo with that of the Gothic thriller. It is a far less supernaturally-oriented film than Miraglia's "Evelyn," and it is also more extensively plotted. The unabashed twists and turns do become a bit redundant and exhausting along the way, but the finale is a nice payoff to an otherwise atmospheric thriller. The killer's red cloak (perhaps a foresight for "Don't Look Now"?) and menacing cackle are also not to be dismissed. 7/10.
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    • Release date
      • October 17, 1975 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • West Germany
      • Monaco
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Blood Feast
    • Filming locations
      • Stabilimento SAFA-Palatino, Piazza dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo 8, Rome, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Phoenix Cinematografica
      • Romano Film
      • Traian Boeru
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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