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Italian Giallo Films

  • When you first come to [giallo films] it’s about the horror aspects of it, I think, about the violence, about the murder mysteries, about the nudity and the titillation, and that sort of thing. I think that’s really important for most people when they first start watching them. But, in my case, when I watched a little bit more I started really falling in love with the music. And when I watch them now, I really appreciate the architecture, the fashion and the Italian feel of it. I think that’s really just as important as the murder mystery aspects of the films.

    Peter Jilmstad, Episode 0 - Introductions (Fragments of Fear: A Giallo Podcast, 2019)
  • Photo of Alan Jones

    Giallo pictures to me, this is why I love them so much, they operate in a sort of an alternate universe, they have their own rules, they have their own ways of doing things.

    Alan Jones, What Have You Done to Solange? (Arrow Blu-ray audio commentary, 2015)

A selection of Italian giallo films

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Title Year IMDb Rating
1963
*** Black Sabbath 1963 Black Sabbath (1963) on IMDb
*** The Girl Who Knew Too Much 1963 The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) on IMDb
1964
**** Blood and Black Lace 1964 Blood and Black Lace (1964) on IMDb
** Death on the Fourposter 1964 Death on the Fourposter (1964) on IMDb
1965
** Assassination in Rome 1965 Assassination in Rome (1965) on IMDb
** The Embalmer 1965 The Embalmer (1965) on IMDb
*** Libido 1965 Libido (1965) on IMDb
*** The Possessed 1965 The Possessed (1965) on IMDb
1966
*** Blow-Up 1966 Blow-Up (1966) on IMDb
*** The Murder Clinic 1966 The Murder Clinic (1966) on IMDb
*** The Third Eye 1966 The Third Eye (1966) on IMDb
1967
** Deadly Sweet 1967 Deadly Sweet (1967) on IMDb
1968
*** A Black Veil for Lisa 1968 A Black Veil for Lisa (1968) on IMDb
*** Death Laid an Egg 1968 Death Laid an Egg (1968) on IMDb
*** Naked You Die 1968 Naked You Die (1968) on IMDb
*** The Sweet Body of Deborah 1968 The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968) on IMDb
1969
*** La bambola di Satana 1969 La bambola di Satana (1969) on IMDb
*** Double Face 1969 Double Face (1969) on IMDb
*** Naked Violence 1969 Naked Violence (1969) on IMDb
*** Orgasmo 1969 Orgasmo (1969) on IMDb
*** Perversion Story 1969 Perversion Story (1969) on IMDb
*** So Sweet... So Perverse 1969 So Sweet... So Perverse (1969) on IMDb
** Top Sensation 1969 Top Sensation (1969) on IMDb
*** Yellow: The Cousins 1969 Yellow: The Cousins (1969) on IMDb
1970
**** The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 1970 The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) on IMDb
*** Death Occurred Last Night 1970 Death Occurred Last Night (1970) on IMDb
*** Five Dolls for an August Moon 1970 Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970) on IMDb
*** The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion 1970 The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (1970) on IMDb
*** Hatchet for the Honeymoon 1970 Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) on IMDb
*** In the Folds of the Flesh 1970 In the Folds of the Flesh (1970) on IMDb
*** A Quiet Place to Kill 1970 A Quiet Place to Kill (1970) on IMDb
*** The Weekend Murders 1970 The Weekend Murders (1970) on IMDb
1971
*** A Bay of Blood 1971 A Bay of Blood (1971) on IMDb
** Black Belly of the Tarantula 1971 Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971) on IMDb
*** The Bloodstained Butterfly 1971 The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971) on IMDb
*** The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail 1971 The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail (1971) on IMDb
**** The Cat o’ Nine Tails 1971 The Cat o’ Nine Tails (1971) on IMDb
**** Cold Eyes of Fear 1971 Cold Eyes of Fear (1971) on IMDb
*** Death Walks on High Heels 1971 Death Walks on High Heels (1971) on IMDb
*** The Designated Victim 1971 The Designated Victim (1971) on IMDb
** The Devil with Seven Faces 1971 The Devil with Seven Faces (1971) on IMDb
*** The Fifth Cord 1971 The Fifth Cord (1971) on IMDb
**** Four Flies on Grey Velvet 1971 Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) on IMDb
** Human Cobras 1971 Human Cobras (1971) on IMDb
*** An Ideal Place to Kill 1971 An Ideal Place to Kill (1971) on IMDb
*** The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire 1971 The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971) on IMDb
*** A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin 1971 A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (1971) on IMDb
*** The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave 1971 The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) on IMDb
*** Short Night of Glass Dolls 1971 Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971) on IMDb
*** Slaughter Hotel 1971 Slaughter Hotel (1971) on IMDb
*** The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh 1971 The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971) on IMDb
1972
*** All the Colors of the Dark 1972 All the Colors of the Dark (1972) on IMDb
*** Amuck 1972 Amuck (1972) on IMDb
**** The Case of the Bloody Iris 1972 The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972) on IMDb
*** The Crimes of the Black Cat 1972 The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972) on IMDb
*** The Dead Are Alive 1972 The Dead Are Alive (1972) on IMDb
*** Death Walks at Midnight 1972 Death Walks at Midnight (1972) on IMDb
*** Delirium 1972 Delirium (1972) on IMDb
*** Don’t Torture a Duckling 1972 Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972) on IMDb
*** Eye in the Labyrinth 1972 Eye in the Labyrinth (1972) on IMDb
*** The French Sex Murders 1972 The French Sex Murders (1972) on IMDb
*** Knife of Ice 1972 Knife of Ice (1972) on IMDb
*** My Dear Killer 1972 My Dear Killer (1972) on IMDb
*** Naked Girl Murdered in the Park 1972 Naked Girl Murdered in the Park (1972) on IMDb
** The Red Headed Corpse 1972 The Red Headed Corpse (1972) on IMDb
*** The Red Queen Kills Seven Times 1972 The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) on IMDb
*** Seven Blood-Stained Orchids 1972 Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972) on IMDb
*** Smile Before Death 1972 Smile Before Death (1972) on IMDb
*** So Sweet, So Dead 1972 So Sweet, So Dead (1972) on IMDb
*** Tropic of Cancer 1972 Tropic of Cancer (1972) on IMDb
*** The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive 1972 The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive (1972) on IMDb
*** What Have You Done to Solange? 1972 What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) on IMDb
*** A White Dress for Marialé 1972 A White Dress for Marialé (1972) on IMDb
*** Who Saw Her Die? 1972 Who Saw Her Die? (1972) on IMDb
*** Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key 1972 Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972) on IMDb
1973
*** Death Carries a Cane 1973 Death Carries a Cane (1973) on IMDb
** Door Into Darkness 1973 Door Into Darkness (1973) on IMDb
*** Seven Deaths in the Cats Eyes 1973 Seven Deaths in the Cats Eyes (1973) on IMDb
*** Torso 1973 Torso (1973) on IMDb
1974
** Death Will Have Your Eyes 1974 Death Will Have Your Eyes (1974) on IMDb
*** Five Women for the Killer 1974 Five Women for the Killer (1974) on IMDb
*** The Girl in Room 2A 1974 The Girl in Room 2A (1974) on IMDb
*** The Killer Reserved Nine Seats 1974 The Killer Reserved Nine Seats (1974) on IMDb
*** The Perfume of the Lady in Black 1974 The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974) on IMDb
*** Puzzle 1974 Puzzle (1974) on IMDb
*** Spasmo 1974 Spasmo (1974) on IMDb
*** What Have They Done to Your Daughters? 1974 What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974) on IMDb
1975
*** Autopsy 1975 Autopsy (1975) on IMDb
*** The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance 1975 The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance (1975) on IMDb
** Calling All Police Cars 1975 Calling All Police Cars (1975) on IMDb
**** Deep Red 1975 Deep Red (1975) on IMDb
*** Eyeball 1975 Eyeball (1975) on IMDb
*** Footprints on the Moon 1975 Footprints on the Moon (1975) on IMDb
** The Killer Must Kill Again 1975 The Killer Must Kill Again (1975) on IMDb
*** The Police Are Blundering in the Dark 1975 The Police Are Blundering in the Dark (1975) on IMDb
*** Strip Nude for Your Killer 1975 Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975) on IMDb
*** The Sunday Woman 1975 The Sunday Woman (1975) on IMDb
*** The Suspicious Death of a Minor 1975 The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975) on IMDb
1976
** The House with Laughing Windows 1976 The House with Laughing Windows (1976) on IMDb
** Plot of Fear 1976 Plot of Fear (1976) on IMDb
*** Shadows in an Empty Room 1976 Shadows in an Empty Room (1976) on IMDb
1977
*** All the Souls… Except the Dead 1977 All the Souls… Except the Dead (1977) on IMDb
*** Crazy Desires of a Murderer 1977 Crazy Desires of a Murderer (1977) on IMDb
*** Nine Guests for a Crime 1977 Nine Guests for a Crime (1977) on IMDb
*** The Psychic 1977 The Psychic (1977) on IMDb
*** Watch Me When I Kill 1977 Watch Me When I Kill (1977) on IMDb
1978
*** The Bloodstained Shadow 1978 The Bloodstained Shadow (1978) on IMDb
*** Hotel Fear 1978 Hotel Fear (1978) on IMDb
*** The Pyjama Girl Case 1978 The Pyjama Girl Case (1978) on IMDb
*** Red Rings of Fear 1978 Red Rings of Fear (1978) on IMDb
*** The Sister of Ursula 1978 The Sister of Ursula (1978) on IMDb
1979
*** Giallo in Venice 1979 Giallo in Venice (1979) on IMDb
*** The Killer Nun 1979 The Killer Nun (1979) on IMDb
*** Play Motel 1979 Play Motel (1979) on IMDb
1981
*** Madhouse 1981 Madhouse (1981) on IMDb
*** Murder Obsession 1981 Murder Obsession (1981) on IMDb
1982
**** The New York Ripper 1982 The New York Ripper (1982) on IMDb
*** The Scorpion with Two Tails 1982 The Scorpion with Two Tails (1982) on IMDb
*** Tenebre 1982 Tenebre (1982) on IMDb
1983
**** A Blade in the Dark 1983 A Blade in the Dark (1983) on IMDb
1984
*** Murder-Rock: Dancing Death 1984 Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984) on IMDb
1985
** Formula for a Murder 1985 Formula for a Murder (1985) on IMDb
*** Nothing Underneath 1985 Nothing Underneath (1985) on IMDb
*** Phenomena 1985 Phenomena (1985) on IMDb
1986
*** The Killer Is Still Among Us 1986 The Killer Is Still Among Us (1986) on IMDb
*** The Monster of Florence 1986 The Monster of Florence (1986) on IMDb
1987
*** Delirium 1987 Delirium (1987) on IMDb
*** Opera 1987 Opera (1987) on IMDb
*** StageFright 1987 StageFright (1987) on IMDb
1988
** Phantom of Death 1988 Phantom of Death (1988) on IMDb
*** Too Beautiful to Die 1988 Too Beautiful to Die (1988) on IMDb
1989
*** Arabella: Black Angel 1989 Arabella: Black Angel (1989) on IMDb
**** Nightmare Beach 1989 Nightmare Beach (1989) on IMDb
1990
*** A Cat in the Brain 1990 A Cat in the Brain (1990) on IMDb
** Scandal in Black 1990 Scandal in Black (1990) on IMDb
1992
*** Body Puzzle 1992 Body Puzzle (1992) on IMDb
** The Smile of the Fox 1992 The Smile of the Fox (1992) on IMDb
1993
*** Trauma 1993 Trauma (1993) on IMDb
* The Washing Machine 1993 The Washing Machine (1993) on IMDb
1994
** Crime of Passion 1994 Crime of Passion (1994) on IMDb
** The Girl from Cortina 1994 The Girl from Cortina (1994) on IMDb
1996
* Fatal Frames 1996 Fatal Frames (1996) on IMDb
*** The Stendhal Syndrome 1996 The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) on IMDb
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