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La dame rouge tua 7 fois

Original title: La dama rossa uccide sette volte
  • 1972
  • 16
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
3.5K
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Barbara Bouchet in La dame rouge tua 7 fois (1972)
GialloSerial KillerSlasher HorrorCrimeHorrorMysteryThriller

Two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by their ancestor: a raven-haired, red-robed woman who is said to commit seven murders every hundred years.Two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by their ancestor: a raven-haired, red-robed woman who is said to commit seven murders every hundred years.Two sisters inherit their family castle, which is said to be haunted by their ancestor: a raven-haired, red-robed woman who is said to commit seven murders every hundred years.

  • Director
    • Emilio Miraglia
  • Writers
    • Fabio Pittorru
    • Emilio Miraglia
  • Stars
    • Barbara Bouchet
    • Ugo Pagliai
    • Marina Malfatti
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    6.5/10
    3.5K
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    • Director
      • Emilio Miraglia
    • Writers
      • Fabio Pittorru
      • Emilio Miraglia
    • Stars
      • Barbara Bouchet
      • Ugo Pagliai
      • Marina Malfatti
    • 49User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
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    Barbara Bouchet
    Barbara Bouchet
    • Kitty Wildenbrück
    Ugo Pagliai
    Ugo Pagliai
    • Martin Hoffmann
    Marina Malfatti
    Marina Malfatti
    • Franziska Wildenbrück
    Marino Masé
    Marino Masé
    • Inspector Toller
    Pia Giancaro
    Pia Giancaro
    • Rosemary Müller
    • (as Maria Pia Giancaro)
    Sybil Danning
    Sybil Danning
    • Lulu Palm
    Nino Korda
    • Herbert Zieler
    Fabrizio Moresco
    Fabrizio Moresco
    • Peter
    Rudolf Schündler
    Rudolf Schündler
    • Tobias Wildenbrück
    • (as Rudolf Schindler)
    Maria Antonietta Guido
    • Model #1
    Carla Mancini
    Carla Mancini
    • Model #2
    Bruno Bertocci
    • Hans Meyer
    Sisto Brunetti
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Dolores Calò
    • Leonora Roiburg
    • (uncredited)
    Nestore Cavaricci
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Silverio Conti
    • Springe Management Member
    • (uncredited)
    Bruno Degni
    • Plainclothes Police Agent
    • (uncredited)
    Alfonso Giganti
    • Springe's Department Director
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Emilio Miraglia
    • Writers
      • Fabio Pittorru
      • Emilio Miraglia
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    7Stevieboy666

    Good giallo combined with gothic horror

    Sometimes confusing plot about two beautiful sisters, a German castle, an inheritance & a series of grisly murders being committed by a mysterious killer cloaked in a red cloak. As always mentioned the plot does get confusing at times, but then that's not unusual for giallo movies (repeated viewings can be beneficial).These films are often more concerned with the look & this one does not disappoint. Nicely & stylish filmed, great soundtrack, beautiful women & some gruesome murders, though they aren't as gory as some other giallos. What I really liked was that it added a lot of gothic horror - much of it takes place inside the castle - and also that there is less emphasis on the police investigation, which I feel can drag some films down. There are better giallo movies, there are also worse but this is a good example & well worth watching.
    8andrabem

    The Red Lady x The Black Lady - girls... girls.... girls.....

    Once upon a time in a castle...... Two little girls are playing in the garden's castle. They are sisters. A blonde little girl (Kitty) and a brunette one (Evelyn). Evelyn steals Kitty's doll. Kitty pursues Evelyn. Running through long corridors, they reach the room where their grandfather, sitting on an armchair, reads the newspaper. Kitty complains about Evelyn, while Evelyn is looking interestedly at a picture hanging on the wall. Evelyn begins to say repeatedly: "I am the red lady and Kitty is the black lady". Suddenly Evelyn grabs a dagger lying nearby and stabs Kitty's doll and then cuts her (the doll's) head. A fight ensues. And Evelyn almost uses the dagger against Kitty. The grandfather intervenes and the worst is avoided.

    Later on, their grandfather tells them the legend related to the picture hanging on the wall in front of them, in which a lady dressed in black is stabbing a lady dressed in red:

    "A long time ago, a red lady and a black lady lived in the same castle. They were sisters and hated each other. One night, for jealousy reasons, the black lady entered the red lady's room and stabbed her seven times. One year later, the red lady left her grave. She killed six innocent people, and her seventh victim was the black lady. Once every hundred years, the events repeat themselves in this castle and a red lady kills six innocent victims before killing the black lady herself."

    The grandfather ends his tale by saying that according to the legend, sixteen years from now, the red queen should come again and kill seven times. But he assures them that this is just an old legend.

    Sixteen years pass.....

    This is the very beginning of the film. There are many twists and surprises in the film. It's better for you to forget about logic (if you really analyse it, the story doesn't make sense) and just follow the film with its wonderful colors, the gorgeous women, the clothes, the tasteful decor, the lighting effects and the beautiful soundtrack.

    Enjoy Barbara Bouchet, Sybil Danning, Marina Malfatti, Pia Giancaro, among other goddesses. There's a nude by Sybil Danning lying on a sofa that's something to dream about. And don't forget: The lady in red kills seven times!

    If you've liked "La Dama Rossa..." check out also "La Notte che Evelyn uscì dalla Tomba".
    7drownsoda90

    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.
    7rundbauchdodo

    Cool Giallo with some gory murder scenes

    This interesting Giallo boosts a typical but still thrilling plot and a really sadistic killer that obviously likes to hunt his victims down before murdering them in gory ways.

    Directed by Emilio P. Miraglia who, one year earlier, also made the very interesting "La Notte che Evelyn Usci della Tomba" (see also my comment on that one), the film starts off a little slow, but all in all, no time is wasted with unnecessary sub plots or sequences.

    This film is a German-Italian coproduction, but it was released in Germany on video only in a version trimmed by 15 minutes of plot under the stupid title "Horror House". At least the murder scenes, which will satisfy every gorehound, are fully intact, and the viewer still gets the killer's motive at the end. But the Italian version containing all the footage is still the one to look for, of course.

    A convincing Giallo with obligatory twists and red herrings, "La Dama Rossa Uccide Sette Volte" is highly recommended to Giallo fans and slightly superior to Miraglia's above mentioned other thriller.
    Dethcharm

    "Dead People Don't Come Back!"...

    In THE RED QUEEN KILLS SEVEN TIMES, a family curse puts everyone at risk every one hundred years, when the titular entity apparently goes on a killing spree. This is to avenge the Queen's own untimely demise at the hand of her sister. At least, that's how the legend goes.

    Now, the Wildenbruck family -some of whom have dark secrets to hide- has gathered for the reading of their patriarch's will. Very quickly, people are stalked and killed by a laughing, red-cloaked maniac. Has the Red Queen returned once more to seek her vengeance? As the murders continue, Kitty Wildenbruck (Barbara Bouchet) grows increasingly concerned, and for good reason.

    TRQK7x is a masterful giallo with a lot of gothic horror overtones. Co-stars the magnificent Sybil Danning as Lulu Palm...

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    • Trivia
      Though the film was co-produced by a West German production company and mostly shot in West Germany, it was never released theatrically there. Instead, it premiered straight to home video in the late 1980s.
    • Goofs
      When Kitty knocks Eveline against the stone base of the obelisk, presumably knocking her out, no blood is shed. Cut to the body in the water, and it is instantly surrounded by a ring of blood.
    • Quotes

      Martin Hoffmann: I already have enough women.

      Lulu Palm: Sure, a wife in a psychiatric hospital, and that other one, Kitty. I bet when you go to bed, you don't make love, you just talk about it.

      Martin Hoffmann: And if I like to talk about love?

    • Alternate versions
      American release was cut in the violence to ensure a "PG" rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in New Year's Evil (1980)

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 1973 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • West Germany
      • Monaco
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • The Red Queen Kills Seven Times
    • Filming locations
      • Centro Safa Palatino - Piazza dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo 8, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Studio)
    • 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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