Italian Gialli
Here's an Italian Gialli checklist. While I want it to be comprehensive, I want it to focus on Italian Giallo as a specific cultural phenomenon. So for now it overlooked Gialli or Gialli-like movies from countries outside of Italy unless they are Italian co-productions. And this list definitely doesn't pay much attention to later Gialli made after 1980, so I know a lot of those are missing.
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- DirectorAlessandro SantiniStarsGordon MitchellGeneviève AudryTino BorianiA maniac is on the loose murdering people and stealing their organs.
- DirectorRenzo RussoStarsFarley GrangerErika BlancKrista NellGonzales, a Spaniard living in Istanbul, reports the disappearance of La Rossa, a beautiful woman living with a mad painter, John Ward. Convinced that Ward has killed her, Gonzales sets out to trap him.
- DirectorLeopoldo SavonaStarsStelio CandelliPatrizia ViottiVeronika KorosecA man finds his wife brutally murdered. He has no alibi so is instructed by his lawyer to go into hiding in an abandoned hotel. Strange occurrences start happening immediately.
- DirectorVincenzo RigoStarsAnthony SteffenMargaret LeeLuigi PistilliFranco, Eliana and Mario rob a jewelry store in Milan and take flight. Franco becomes injured and they take refuge in a secluded villa. While they wait the arrival of Eddy, the head of the organization, tension in the house steadily rises.
- DirectorAlberto De MartinoStarsChristina NagyDavid WarbeckCarroll BlumenbergDavid Warbeck stars as an instructor who marries a traumatized, crippled woman. The wife suffers from PTSD and is tormented by a traumatic event that happened in her past. What is even more unfortunate is that her marriage is a just part of her maniac husband's evil scheme to kill her for her money. It isn't long before the formula is put into action and the gory body count starts to mount.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJames FranciscusKarl MaldenCatherine SpaakTwo journalists try to solve a series of murders connected to a pharmaceutical company's secret experiments, becoming targets of the killer themselves.
- DirectorJuan BoschStarsGillian HillsÁngel del PozoBruno CorazzariA murder of a man in an airport restroom leads to a series of mysterious killings in London.
- DirectorAlberto De MartinoStarsAntonio SabatoBarbara BouchetFaith DomergueA state senator is murdered outside his home, and the police arrest a strange man described as having "icy eyes" for the crime. An Italian reporter finds a stripper who claims to have been an eyewitness to the assassination and saw the man with the icy eyes commit it. At his trial she testifies against him, and he's sentenced to death. However, the reporter soon begins to find holes in the stripper's story, and other circumstances arise which makes him believe that the wrong man may have been convicted.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsMichael BrandonMimsy FarmerJean-Pierre MarielleA musician is stalked by an unknown homicidal maniac, who blackmails him for the accidental killing of another stalker.
- DirectorTano CimarosaStarsJohn RichardsonDagmar LassanderNinetto DavoliA number of women are brutally murdered. It quickly becomes apparent that all the victims are connected to a woman who had been having illicit affairs with them.
- DirectorTonino RicciStarsPhilippe LeroyElga AndersenIvan RassimovA speed-boat racer suffers amnesia after an boating accident and goes to his isolated villa to recuperate. The relationship with his wife is troubled so he starts an affair (sort of) with another woman which results in one of the three of them being shot.
- DirectorCarlo LizzaniStarsErland JosephsonBéatrice RomandVittorio MezzogiornoFranca and her husband Antonio decide to sell a yellow rug, which was a gift of Franca's stepfather. One day, while Antonio is out, a strange man rings, saying he wishes to buy the rug. But the man's visit becomes a nightmare. He kidnaps Franca and says he killed his wife on that same yellow rug. Then Franca kills the man. But is that really all that has happened? And who was that strange man?
- DirectorMario GariazzoStarsRay LovelockAnna Maria RizzoliMario CutiniA reporter and his girlfriend investigate deaths surrounding a hotel where several prominent people go to have sex.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsIrene PapasRay LovelockOrnella MutiTwo hippies find themselves on the run from the law and soon end up going undercover in a villa owned by a mysterious woman.
- DirectorAndrea BianchiStarsEdwige FenechNino CastelnuovoFemi BenussiWhen a model dies during an abortion, a series of murders begins, starting with her doctor. The killer wears a suit and a black motorcycle helmet. Will anyone discover the killer's identity before the entire agency dies?
- DirectorSergio PastoreStarsAnthony SteffenSylva KoscinaGiovanna LenziA blind pianist tries to figure out who is responsible for a string of murders using a black cat with its claws dipped in curare.
- DirectorAlberto De MartinoStarsMichael MoriartyPenelope MilfordGeraldine FitzgeraldHaunted by psychic visions of murder, an American man travels to Europe where he learns that a rash of murders are being committed by someone who looks exactly like him.
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsMichael YorkEdwige FenechDonald PleasenceIn Italy, a pianist suffering from the Progeria genetic disease becomes distraught and goes on a mad killing spree prompting a police inspector to investigate.
- DirectorFrancisco Lara PolopStarsAnalía GadéIda GalliAndrés ResinoA couple lost in thick fog, take refuge in an old mansion next to a cemetery, and strange things start to happen.
- DirectorFerdinando MerighiStarsAnita EkbergRosalba NeriEvelyne KraftA man is accused of killing his favorite prostitute in a French brothel. He's tried and sentenced to death. He tries to escape but dies during pursuit. Soon, people connected to the case are killed one by one.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsJack HedleyAlmanta SuskaHoward RossA burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.
- DirectorWilliam RoseDick RandallStarsDaniela GiordanoAngelo InfantiJohn ScanlonA sadistic killer cult kidnaps and sacrifices beautiful women. A young girl, just paroled from prison, moves into a strange house and appears to be the cult's next victim.
- DirectorLuciano ErcoliStarsDagmar LassanderPier Paolo CapponiSimón AndreuThe wife of a struggling businessman is blackmailed by a mysterious man into having a sadistic affair with him, or he will leak evidence implicating her husband of murder.
- DirectorHarald PhilippStarsDean ReedFabio TestiIni AssmannWhile looking for a stolen diamond necklace, private investigator Bob Martin uncovers a smart serial killer.
- DirectorFerruccio CasapintaStarsErna SchurerRoland CareyAurora BattistaA couple travels to a castle for the reading of the will of the woman's recently deceased wealthy uncle. It turns out that he left her the castle and its grounds. She is persuaded by various characters to sell it, but is hesitant. Strange things begin to happen, most of them directed at the young woman.
- DirectorRomolo GuerrieriStarsCarroll BakerJean SorelIda GalliA sexy newlywed couple visits the husband's hometown in Geneva, where they are subjected to threats stemming from the death of his former fiancée.
- DirectorDino RisiStarsVittorio GassmanCatherine DeneuveDanilo MatteiBizarre events keep occurring in an old mansion in Venezia, and it's soon obvious that something mysterious is up in the attic.
- DirectorDino TavellaStarsMaureen BrownLuigi MartocciAlcide GazzottoA crazed killer is on the loose in the catacombs of Venice, Italy. He stalks beautiful women, drags them to his underground lair, kills them, then stuffs them and adds them to his "collection."
- DirectorMichele LupoStarsAnna MoffoIda GalliGastone MoschinA family goes to a British estate to hear the reading of a will and while there they are murdered one by one.
- DirectorMassimo PirriStarsLisa GastoniHoward RossKarin TrentepholFederico is a child-killer running from the law. Wounded, he is taken in by a 12 year old girl named Simona. Their strange love affair is interrupted by Simona's depressed, oversexed mother Vera, who concocts a plan with Federico to kill her wheelchair-bound, reclusive husband. Simona does not take kindly to this new relationship between Federico and Vera.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsSuzy KendallTina AumontLuc MerendaA string of appalling lust murders shocks the University of Perugia as a sadistic serial killer strangles to death beautiful college girls with a red and black scarf.
- DirectorJosé Luis MadridStarsPaul NaschyPatricia LoranRenzo MarignanoIn this version of the famous story of the London serial killer, Jack not only likes to kill prostitutes but he is a cannibal as well.
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsGiovanna RalliFrank WolffFernando ReyRespectable lawyer Peter picks up Anna, an Italian woman of dubious virtue, from the club and takes her back to his Uncle's place. They soon discover they are not alone. A gunman Quill (Julian Mateos), is waiting for them.
- DirectorMassimo DallamanoStarsJohn MillsLuciana PaluzziRobert HoffmannWhile trying to solve a series of murders, a possessive narcotics detective hires a hit-man to kill his unfaithful wife, but the hunter and the hunted soon begin an affair.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsJean SorelMarisa MellElsa MartinelliAn unscrupulous doctor is accused of killing his asthmatic wife as part of an insurance scam, despite discovering that she has a doppelgänger who works as a stripper and call girl.
- DirectorFernando Di LeoStarsKlaus KinskiMargaret LeeRosalba NeriA rehabilitation hospital in the Italian countryside which offers treatment for women suffering from various psychological disorders is stalked by a mysterious cloaked killer.
- DirectorMino GuerriniStarsGeorge ArdissonHalina ZalewskaGünther StollVince Dreyser, an American detective in Rome, agrees to meet an old chemist friend, who is also in the city to marry a woman named Lidia. When his friend fails to show up, Dreyser begins searching for him, only to be attacked by two gangsters.
- DirectorRoberto FaenzaStarsHarvey KeitelJohn LydonNicole GarciaA pair of corrupt cops spend their illegal cash on an uptown New York City apartment.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsCristina MarsillachIan CharlesonUrbano BarberiniA young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
- DirectorRoberto Bianchi MonteroStarsFarley GrangerSylva KoscinaSilvano TranquilliA serial killer is on the loose. His victims are unfaithful wives and he always leaves compromising photographs at the crime scene.
- DirectorCarlo VanzinaStarsCarole BouquetPhil CocciolettiDuilio Del PreteAssassins are after a prostitute who has come into possession of a cigarette lighter that, unbeknownst to her, contains the negatives that show a politician's assassination.
- DirectorGiuliano CarnimeoStarsEdwige FenechGeorge HiltonPaola QuattriniHaving recently escaped the clutches of a hippie sex cult, a beautiful model is pursued by a serial killer whose previous victims include former occupants of her new apartment.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsGeorge HiltonEdwige FenechConchita AiroldiAn ambassador's wife discovers that one of the men in her life - either her husband, an ex-lover or her current lover - may be a vicious serial killer.
- DirectorAldo LadoStarsGeorge LazenbyAnita StrindbergAdolfo CeliBetween a four-year gap in the murder of a young girl, the daughter of a well-known sculptor is discovered dead, and her parents conduct an investigation, only to discover they are much out of their depth.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsWilliam BergerIra von FürstenbergEdwige FenechAn industrialist invites his colleagues to his private island so they can exploit a resin formula invented by one of the guests, but a killer within the group disrupts the proceedings.
- DirectorFlavio MogheriniStarsRay MillandDalila Di LazzaroMichele PlacidoIn Australia, a retired police inspector is called to duty to solve the murder case of a young woman whose partially-burned body has been found on the beach.
- DirectorLuigi BazzoniFranco RosselliniStarsPeter BaldwinSalvo RandoneValentina CorteseWhile visiting his favorite resort town during the off-season, a novelist investigates the apparent suicide of a woman he was infatuated with.
- DirectorPaolo CavaraStarsCorinne CléryMichele PlacidoQuinto ParmeggianiA man is strangled by a female prostitute in his home at the same time as a woman is killed by a man with a spanner on an empty bus. In both cases the killer leaves an illustration from the children's book titled 'Shockheaded Peter'. The subsequent investigation leads to an exclusive club called Wildlife's Friends.
- DirectorFernando Di LeoStarsPier Paolo CapponiNieves NavarroMarzio MargineSome youngsters kill their teacher; but they won't tell their motivation. The police detective on the case feels some sinister influence behind the young murderers.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsClaudine AugerLuigi PistilliClaudio CamasoThe murder of a wealthy countess triggers a chain reaction of brutal killings in the surrounding bay area, as several unscrupulous characters try to seize her large estate.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsStephen ForsythDagmar LassanderLaura BettiA cleaver-wielding bridal designer murders various young brides-to-be in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsClaudio CassinelliMel FerrerLia TanziWhile investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute, a detective uncovers a sex-trafficking ring with connections to powerful people.
- DirectorSilvio AmadioStarsJenny TamburiSilvano TranquilliRosalba NeriAfter the death of her mother, which was ruled as suicide, a teenage girl comes back home to find her mother's husband, and a female photographer, occupying the house. But nothing is as it seems.
- DirectorGiulio QuestiStarsGina LollobrigidaJean-Louis TrintignantEwa AulinThe depraved manager of a high-tech poultry factory - which is genetically engineering boneless chickens - is pulled into a love triangle with his domineering wife and her sexually-liberated cousin, leading to double-crosses and murder.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsDavid HemmingsDaria NicolodiGabriele LaviaA jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.
- DirectorMassimo DallamanoStarsGiovanna RalliClaudio CassinelliMario AdorfPolice investigate apparent suicide of teen girl and uncover details of a teenage prostitution racket. They go on the hunt for a motorcycle riding killer.
- DirectorDuccio TessariStarsSenta BergerLuc MerendaUmberto OrsiniAn amnesiac man and his estranged wife restart their romance, only to find themselves hounded by unscrupulous figures from his past life.
- DirectorArmando CrispinoStarsAlex CordSamantha EggarJohn MarleyA photographer on an archaeological expedition digging up Etruscan ruins in Italy begins to suspect that not all the Etruscans buried there are actually dead.
- DirectorSergio BergonzelliStarsEleonora Rossi DragoPier AngeliFernando SanchoThe guests of a villa are killed off one by one by their hosts. Incest, decapitations and a cyanide bath feature amongst the other bizarre delights.
- DirectorPupi AvatiStarsLino CapolicchioFrancesca MarcianoGianni CavinaStefano, a young restorer, is commissioned to save a controversial mural located in the church of a small, isolated village.
- DirectorLuigi CozziStarsGeorge HiltonAntoine Saint-JohnFemi BenussiGiorgio is a greedy adulterer who makes a deal with a serial killer to dispose of his wealthy wife, Nora. Unfortunately, a thrill-seeking young couple steal the killer's car with Nora's corpse in the trunk, ending up at a run-down seaside villa.
- DirectorLuigi BazzoniMario FanelliStarsFlorinda BolkanPeter McEneryNicoletta ElmiAfter being tormented by dreams about astronauts on the moon, a translator visits a deserted seaside town whose inhabitants know her, although she does not know them.
- DirectorJames JusticeUmberto LenziStarsNicolas De TothSarah BuxtonRawley ValverdeAfter the execution of a motorcycle gang leader convicted of murder, a helmeted biker goes on a killing spree during spring break in Florida.
- DirectorLuciano ErcoliStarsFrank WolffNieves NavarroSimón AndreuAfter a French stripper is harassed by a man who wants a cache of diamonds stolen by her late father, she flees to England in the company of a doctor, but danger follows.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsAntonio SabatoUschi GlasPier Paolo CapponiA woman, a survivor of a failed murder attempt by the so-called "Half-Moon Killer", and her husband try to find a connection between herself, six other women, and the killer.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsCarroll BakerAlan ScottIda GalliA mute woman finds herself at the center of a series of murders in the mountains of Spain, which police suspect are being committed by a drug-addled Satanist.
- DirectorFrancesco MazzeiStarsRenzo MontagnaniBedy MorattiEva CzemerysA sexually-promiscuous priest is stabbed to death inside a church.
- DirectorGianni ManeraStarsHerb AndressPaola ArduiniLucy ChevalierA gang raid a bank, making off with a nice tidy sum and head off to a hideout in the mountains to take refuge, with a few women in tow to keep them company. Soon these robbers start being killed by an unknown black-gloved figure.
- DirectorRiccardo FredaStarsKlaus KinskiChristiane KrügerGünther StollAfter a businessman's unfaithful wife is seemingly killed in a car accident, he is led by several unscrupulous characters to believe that she is actually alive.
- DirectorAlberto NegrinStarsFabio TestiChristine KaufmannIvan DesnyA detective investigating the murder of a teenage girl begins to focus his suspicions on the three girlfriends of the victim, who call themselves "The Inseparables."
- DirectorMario BavaStarsCameron MitchellEva BartokThomas ReinerA masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a scandalous fashion house in Rome.
- DirectorGiuliana GambaStarsFlorence GuérinLuciano BartoliRobert EgonA wife escapes her pressure-filled marriage only to have her husband haunt her literally and figuratively.
- DirectorJuan BoschStarsAnthony SteffenAntonio PicaMaría KostyA british undercover special agent is assigned to investigate the death of a colleague in Lisbon, where he finds out that his colleague was very close to uncover a gang of drug smugglers. Now he is determined to bring the criminals to justice, but as he gets closer to discover their identities the more dangerous his mission becomes.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsFlorinda BolkanStanley BakerJean SorelThe potentially unhinged daughter of a British politician is accused of killing her hedonistic neighbor after she witnesses the murder in a dream.
- DirectorOsvaldo CiviraniStarsCarroll BakerGeorge HiltonStephen BoydThe theft of jewels and mistaken identity complicate the life of Mary causing her to become the target of a vicious gang of criminals in this giallo crime thriller.
- DirectorJavier SetóStarsLarry WardTeresa GimperaGiacomo Rossi StuartA scheming blonde plots to steal her husband's money, not by killing him, but by driving him to the brink of insanity so that, once he's institutionalized, she and his twin brother (who she's having an affair with ] can run his estate and have all his money.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsCarroll BakerJean SorelLuis DávilaA troubled race-car driver plots to kill her ex-husband at the behest of his new wife, but their scheme quickly goes awry.
- DirectorLuigi ComenciniStarsMarcello MastroianniJacqueline BissetJean-Louis TrintignantThe investigation of the murder of ambiguous architect Garrone takes Police Commissioner Santamaria to the Turinese high society, but the results are unclear. In the meanwhile, another murder takes place.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsElvire AudrayPaolo MalcoClaudio CassinelliJoan has nightmares of Etruscan sacrifices. She knows very well the Etruscan language and her husband Arthur is an archeologist studying Etruscan tombs. In a nightmare she foresees her husband's death. And Arthur is then killed with the same way the Etruscans killed their sacrifice victims.
- DirectorLuigi BazzoniStarsFranco NeroSilvia MontiWolfgang PreissA maverick, heavy-drinking journalist pursues a killer who is targeting acquaintances of his, prompting the police to brand him a suspect in their investigation.
- DirectorBruno GaburroStarsAnthony FranciosaMiles O'KeeffeTeresa LeopardiWhen fashion model Gloria witnesses a murder she has difficulty persuading the police that what she saw actually happened. A psychiatrist helps her recall parts of the murder she is struggling to remember.
- DirectorRomolo GuerrieriStarsEwa AulinJean SorelLucia BosèA man is shot in an underground car-park by a mysterious bearded man. As he dies he recollects the events that led him to this situation, including adulterous liaisons and jealous envy.
- DirectorGiuliano PetrelliStarsJohn Phillip LawFernando ReyOlga BiseraIvano is a wheelchair-bound man with some strange perversions. He gets his sexual kicks by spying on Arturo, their tenant in the apartment next-door and forcing his sexy accomplice Olga to watch as well. To increase his perverse thrill, Ivano persuades Olga to seduce Arturo and to have sex him as he watches. Unfortunately for all involved, the sex game starts to get very deadly.
- DirectorGianfranco PiccioliStarsGianni GarkoCarroll BakerIvano StaccioliA wealthy doctor Andrea Valenti (Gianni Garko) accidentally kills his mistress, then the doctor falls victim of blackmail.
- DirectorErnesto GastaldiVittorio SalernoStarsDominique BoscheroMara MarylGiancarlo GianniniA young man visits his ancestral home accompanied by his guardian and their respective wives, where he is plagued by the memories and influence of his murderous, psychosexual father.
- DirectorSilvio AmadioStarsGloria GuidaDagmar LassanderFred RobsahmAngela is not happy about her daddy's choice for a new wife and does everything she can to destroy her stepmother-to-be.
- DirectorMario LandiStarsLeonora FaniJeff BlynnGianni DeiIn Venice a detective is on the trail of a killer who commits a double murder (a married couple) then more grisly killings occur. Sex, drugs, gore and perversions are ingredients of this sadistic and sleazy giallo.
- DirectorEnzo MilioniStarsBarbara MagnolfiStefania D'AmarioAnna ZinnemannStill mourning the passing of their father, two Austrian sisters, Dagmar and Ursula, arrive at a luxurious Italian seaside hotel. At the same time, a mysterious killer starts murdering promiscuous women in the area.
- DirectorAlberto De MartinoStarsTelly SavalasAnne HeywoodOsvaldo RuggieriWhen a beautiful actress returns from a short trip to London, a mysterious man begins to stalk her. As she slowly turns the corner, she sees him and faints. Hours later she awakens, unable to recognize her own husband and friends.
- DirectorFrancesco RosiStarsLino VenturaTino CarraroMarcel BozzuffiAn investigation of the judges' assassinations reveals a political background.
- DirectorCamillo TetiStarsMariangela D'AbbraccioGiovanni VisentinRiccardo Parisio PerrottiDuring a spree of violent killings, a young woman writing a thesis in criminology begins to suspect that her new boyfriend, who is a forensic pathologist, might be a serial killer.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsFlorinda BolkanBarbara BouchetTomas MilianWhen a southern Italian town is rocked by a string of child murders, the police and two urban outcasts search for the culprit amid scapegoating within the superstitious community.
- DirectorFrancesco BarilliStarsMimsy FarmerMaurizio BonugliaMario ScacciaSylvia, an industrial scientist, is troubled by strange hallucinations related to the tragic suicide of her mother.
- DirectorDario PianaStarsFrançois-Eric GendronFlorence GuérinRandi IngermanThe models of an agency are invited to a party by the owner of the agency. During the party, one of the models gets raped by a powerful guest, with help from the other models. Soon, the models start to get killed one by one.
- DirectorMario ColucciStarsFarley GrangerLucia BosèGiacomo Rossi StuartA group of stranded travelers takes refuge in an old abandoned house, only to find out that they are not the only residents of the building.
- DirectorMaurizio PradeauxStarsLeonard MannRobert WebberVera KrouskaAn Italian fashion photographer is travelling on the Istanbul-Athens train. A woman is murdered with the photographer's letter-opener so that makes him the main suspect. With the help of his Swedish girlfriend he starts investigating in order to prove his innocence.
- DirectorAntonio MargheritiStarsMark DamonEleonora BrownSally SmithAfter a mysterious trunk arrives at a prestigious girl's boarding school, its staff and students - including an orphaned heiress and an amateur sleuth - are targeted by a shadowy killer.
- DirectorGiuliano BiagettiStarsHaydée PolitoffCorrado PaniBeba LoncarA photographer is sailing with his wife, her sister and his nympho-maniacal model. He leaves the three women alone to get a part for his boat. A mysterious man shows up, who might be an escaped criminal the police are searching for. This doesn't alarm the three women too much, and he rapidly seduces all three of them.
- DirectorMario SicilianoStarsAnthony SteffenRichard ContePilar VelázquezThe police has to face some extremely brutal murders. How is the rich playboy Peter Crane (Jorge Rivero) involved in this? He suffers from horrible nightmares that make him believe that he is responsible for these murders.