The Red Queen Kills Seven Times

"The Corpse That Didn't Want to Die!"

1972 1h 40m IT

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★6.8TMDB · 136

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After the death of their grandfather, two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by the Red Queen, whom legend says claims seven lives every hundred years. When a mysterious woman in a red cloak starts targeting their circle of friends, the sisters begin to suspect there might be some truth to the legend.

“The Corpse That Didn't Want to Die!”

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Cast

Barbara Bouchet
Kitty Wildenbrück
Ugo Pagliai
Martin Hoffmann
Marina Malfatti
Franziska Wildenbrück
Marino Masé
Police Inspector
Pia Giancaro
Rosemary
Sybil Danning
Lulu Palm
Nino Korda
Herbet Zieler
Fabrizio Moresco
Peter

Credits

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Director: Emilio P. Miraglia
Writers: Emilio P. Miraglia, Fabio Pittorru, Fabio Pittorru
Languages: Inupiaq, Italian
Countries: Germany, Italy, Monaco

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Inupiaq, Italian.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Germany, Italy, Monaco.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Emilio P. Miraglia, shot by Alberto Spagnoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bruno Nicolai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Romeo Ciatti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Barbara Bouchet and Ugo Pagliai and Marina Malfatti carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Corpse That Didn't Want to Die!".

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The take

Emilio P. Miraglia directs. Alberto Spagnoli behind the camera. Bruno Nicolai scores. Romeo Ciatti cuts. Produced in Germany, Italy, Monaco. Dialogue in Inupiaq, Italian.

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154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Inupiaq, Italian.
3International production across 3 countries: Germany, Italy, Monaco.
4Directed by Emilio P. Miraglia, shot by Alberto Spagnoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bruno Nicolai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Romeo Ciatti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Barbara Bouchet and Ugo Pagliai and Marina Malfatti carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Corpse That Didn't Want to Die!".
9IMDB entry: tt0068444 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "germany", "castle", "fashion photographer", "murder".

The technical file

Cinematography: Alberto Spagnoli
Original score: Bruno Nicolai
Editing: Romeo Ciatti
Production design: Lorenzo Baraldi
Costume design: Lorenzo Baraldi
Makeup / hair: Iolanda Conti
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)

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Wuchak2023-06-21
★ 6/10
Giallo madness at a castle in Germany with Barbara Bouchet and Sybil Danning When her aristocratic grandfather dies in southwest Deutschland, a young woman (Bouchet) stands to inherit his wealth and castle, along with her older sister (Marina Malfatti). But they hold a macabre secret as a cackling dark-haired woman in a red cloak goes about slaying people linked to the matter. Marino Masé plays the inspector and Ugo Pagliai a playboy suspect. “The Red Queen Kills Seven Times” (1972) is a giallo, an Italian psychological crime/thriller with bits of sexploitation, horror and, maybe, the supernatural. The director’s previous film was “The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave” from the year prior. Mario Bava's contemporaneous "A Bay of Blood" is another comparison. “The Devil's Nightmare” is yet another, although that one’s more of a horror flick. In any case, if you like those, you’ll probably appreciate this flick. The main highlight here is the female cast, including Bouchet (Kitty), Pia Giancaro (Rosemary) and a youthful Danning (Lulù). Both Bouchet and Danning are shown semi-nude in brief bits (just a heads up). Another highlight is the Euro milieu with the ancient buildings, small cars and quaint villages, as is the early 70’s décor & fashions. The red-cloaked slayer with a sinister cackle is notable as well, not to mention prescient of the comic booky antagonists in soon-to-come slashers. Speaking of comic books, the ending is straight from Scooby-Doo. The film runs 1 hour, 39 minutes, and was shot in Würzburg and nearby Weikersheim (to the south) in southwest Germany with studio stuff done 700 miles due south in Rome. GRADE: B-/C+

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