▁as ▁Card inal ▁In quis itor ▁Gab rie le ▁T int i ▁as ▁ ▁Cor vo ▁ ▁Alberto ▁Sor rent ino ▁ ▁as ▁San cho ▁ ▁Jacques ▁St any ▁as ▁The ▁se ar ge ant ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁Se vent h ▁S words ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Italy ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁distributed ▁by ▁C ino ▁Del ▁Du ca . ▁The ▁film ▁had ▁a ▁domestic ▁gross ▁of ▁ 1 4 0 ▁million ▁Italian ▁li ra ▁in ▁Italy . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁In ▁a ▁contemporary ▁review , ▁the ▁Month ly ▁Film ▁Bul letin ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁Director ▁" is ▁here ▁at ▁his ▁best " ▁and ▁that ▁The ▁Se vent h ▁S word ▁is ▁" a ▁film ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁its ▁way ▁delight ful , ▁with ▁much ▁to ▁charm ▁the ▁eye ▁and ▁tick le ▁the ▁sens es " ▁The ▁review ▁noted ▁specific ▁scenes ▁a ▁tongue - in - che ek ▁fight ▁scene ▁that ▁plays ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁bed room ▁and ▁" the ▁final ▁du el ▁st aged ▁in ▁a ▁tort ure ▁chamber ▁of ▁almost ▁sur real ist ▁design ▁and ▁l ur id ▁colours " ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁films ▁ ▁Category : F rench ▁films ▁ ▁Category : F rench ▁advent ure ▁films ▁▁ ▁Category : Ital ian ▁films ▁ ▁Category : Ital ian ▁advent ure ▁films ▁ ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Ric c ardo ▁Fred a ▁