The Red Queen Kills Seven Times is a 1972

1972 in film

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 Italian

Italy

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 giallo

Giallo

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 film directed by Emilio Miraglia

Emilio Miraglia

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Plot

Two sisters, Kitty (Barbara Bouchet) and Evelyn, are cursed by a family painting depicting a seven year-cycle in which a Red Queen is raised from the dead to kill seven times. After Evelyn seemingly perishes and multiple killings ensue, their niece Franziska (Marina Malfatti) and Kitty start to suspect that Evelyn may be the Red Queen.

Release

The film was released theatrically in its native Italy

Italy

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 in August 1972.

The film was released theatrically in the United States

United States

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 by The Cannon Group in 1976.

On VHS

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 and DVD

DVD

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, the film has been released by various titles including Blood Feast (not to be confused with the Herschell Gordon Lewis film

Blood Feast

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of the same name).

NoShame DVD released the officially licensed film remastered, widescreen and uncut on DVD in 2006 as part of the Emilio Miraglia Killer Queen Box Set.