Giallo movies - a list of 25 favorites
A list of 25 of my favorite Giallo movies, which are usually Italian made murder mystery/suspense type films. Often with gloved killers wearing overcoats and copious amounts violence, these movies are a fun ride. These 25 movies were made between 1963 and 1982, which is considered the golden age of the genre. If you really enjoy this playlist, check out my Dario Argento and Jess Franco playlists.
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- DirectorMario BavaStarsCameron MitchellEva BartokThomas ReinerA masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a scandalous fashion house in Rome.
- 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.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsLea LanderGeorge EastmanRiccardo CucciollaFollowing a bungled robbery, three violent criminals take a young woman, a middle-aged man, and a child hostage and force them to drive them outside Rome to help them make a clean escape.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsJohn SaxonLetícia RománValentina CorteseA mystery novel-loving American tourist witnesses a murder in Rome, and soon finds herself and her suitor caught up in a series of killings.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsEdwige FenechAnita StrindbergLuigi PistilliA string of murders are committed near the estate of a degenerate author, whose abusive relationship with his wife is further complicated by the arrival of his manipulative niece.
- DirectorGiuliano CarnimeoStarsEdwige FenechGeorge HiltonPaola QuattriniHaving recently escaped the clutches of her ex-husband's sex cult, a beautiful model is stalked by a masked killer whose previous victims include the former occupants of her new apartment.
- 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.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsTony MusanteSuzy KendallEnrico Maria SalernoAn American writer vacationing in Rome attempts to unmask a serial killer he witnessed in the act of an attempted murder, and who is now hunting him and his girlfriend.
- 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.
- DirectorTonino ValeriiStarsGeorge HiltonSalvo RandoneWilliam BergerA mysterious decapitation leads Inspector Peretti into a case of blackmail, deceit, and the unsolved kidnapping of a young girl.
- DirectorSergio SollimaStarsOliver ReedFabio TestiPaola PitagoraAn Italian prison warden is forced to exchange a French criminal for his kidnapped wife, but they soon find themselves on the trail of a larger conspiracy.
- DirectorFrancesco RosiStarsLino VenturaTino CarraroMarcel BozzuffiAn investigation of the judges' assassinations reveals a political background.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsGeorge HiltonAnita StrindbergAlberto de MendozaA woman's husband dies in a plane explosion leaving her with 1 million dollars in life insurance. She travels to Greece for the payout, and an insurance investigator is on her tail trying to determine if any foul play is involved.
- DirectorLuigi ZampaStarsJennifer O'NeillFranco NeroJames MasonA teacher is accused of murder in a Sicilian town just after arriving. The victim insulted her on the bus. The town conceals dark secrets as the mystery unravels.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsGeorge HiltonEdwige FenechIvan RassimovA woman recovering from a car accident in which she lost her unborn child finds herself pursued by a coven of devil worshipers.
- 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.
- 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 MartinoStarsSuzy KendallTina AumontLuc MerendaWhen the University of Perugia is rocked by a string of murders committed with red-and-black scarves, four co-eds retreat to a countryside villa where the killer is closer than they think.
- DirectorAldo LadoStarsIngrid ThulinJean SorelMario AdorfAn American journalist temporarily stationed in Central Europe searches for his new girlfriend, who has suddenly disappeared.
- DirectorAntonio BidoStarsLino CapolicchioStefania CasiniCraig HillThe body of a schoolgirl is found in a meadow. The murderer is never caught, and years later, a young man named Stefano returns to the island and is reunited with his brother, the local priest.
- DirectorPaolo CavaraStarsGiancarlo GianniniClaudine AugerBarbara BouchetA series of victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open, much in the same way tarantulas are killed by the black wasp. The victims all seem to have a connection with a spa.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsAntonio SabatoUschi GlasPier Paolo CapponiA fashion designer's wife is targeted by a mysterious assailant, along with six other women who used to work for her when she owned a hotel resort, over something that supposedly happened two years ago.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsRobert HoffmannSuzy KendallIvan RassimovYoung couple interrupted during intimacy by disturbing discovery of a mutilated mannequin at beach ruins. Mysterious man present flees before being questioned, leaving couple unsettled and the night's events unresolved.
- 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.
- DirectorAntonio BidoStarsCorrado PaniPaola TedescoFranco CittiA pharmacist is murdered, and a woman happens to see the culprit leave the scene. She soon finds herself being stalked by the killer, and when her boyfriend tries to discover who the murderer is and stop him, he begins to find out that there is much more to the murder than the ordinary killing it first appeared to be.
