This is a list of giallo films, a genre of Italian-produced murder mystery film blending the atmosphere and suspense of the thriller genre with elements of horror (such as slasher violence) and eroticism.
Gialli often feature a number of distinctive plot elements, such as a mysterious killer (often dressed in a disguise and wearing black gloves) whose identity is revealed in the climax.
The genre developed in the mid-to-late 1960s, peaked in popularity during the 1970s, and subsequently declined in commercial mainstream filmmaking over the next few decades, though examples continue to be produced. It was a predecessor to, and had significant influence on, the later slasher film genre.
Films by decade 1960s
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (Mario Bava, 1963; Italian: La ragazza che sapeva troppo) a.k.a. Evil Eye Blood and Black Lace (Mario Bava, 1964; Italian: Sei donne per l'assassino / Six Women for the Murderer) a.k.a. Fashion House of Death Death on the Fourposter (Jean Josipovici and Ambrogio Molteni, 1964; Italian: Delitto allo Specchio / Crime in the Mirror) a.k.a. Sexy Party 24 ore di terrore (Gastone Grandi, 1964; translation: 24 Hours of Terror) The Monster of London City (Edwin Zbonek, 1964) West German krimi film that predated the Italian giallo format A Game of Crime (Romano Ferrera, 1964; Italian: Crimine a due / Crime for Two) The Embalmer (Dino Tavella, 1965; Italian: Il mostro di Venezia / The Monster of Venice) Assassination in Rome (Silvio Amadio, 1965; Italian: Il segreto del vestito rosso / The Secret of the Red Dress) Libido (Ernesto Gastaldi, 1965) The Possessed (Luigi Bazzoni and Franco Rossellini, 1965; Italian: La donna del lago / The Lady of the Lake) a.k.a. Love, Hate and Dishonor Night of Violence (Roberto Mauri, 1965; Italian: Le notti della violenza / Nights of Violence) a.k.a. Call Girls 66 The Third Eye (Mino Guerrini, 1966; Italian: Il terzo occhio) A... For Assassin (Angelo Dorigo, 1966; Italian: A... come Assassino) The Murder Clinic (Elio Scardamaglia, 1966; Italian: La lama nel corpo / The Knife in the Body) a.k.a. Nights of Terror, a.k.a. Revenge of the Living Dead Date for a Murder (Mino Guerrini, 1966; Italian: Omicidio per appuntamento/ Murder by Appointment) Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 30 The Murderer with the Silk Scarf (Adrian Hoven, 1966; German: Der Mörder mit dem Seidenschal) starring Helga LineSimone Petricci. Il Cinema E Siena: La Storia, I Protagonisti, Le Opere. Manent, 1997. Killer Without a Face (Angelo Dorigo, 1967; Italian: Assassino senza volto) starring Janine Reynaud Deadly Sweet (Tinto Brass, 1967; Italian: Col cuore in gola/ With Heart in Mouth) a.k.a. I Am What I Am The Sweet Body of Deborah (Romolo Guerrieri, 1968; Italian: Il dolce corpo di Deborah) Death Laid an Egg (Giulio Questi, 1968; Italian: La morte ha fatto l'uovo) a.k.a. Plucked, a.k.a. A Curious Way to Love The Young, the Evil and the Savage (Antonio Margheriti, 1968; Italian: Nude... si muore/ Naked... You Die!) a.k.a. The Schoolgirl Killer Deadly Inheritance (Vittorio Sindoni, 1968; Italian: L'assassino ha le mani pulite / The Killer has Clean Hands) Run, Psycho, Run (Brunello Rondi, 1968; Italian: Più tardi Claire, più tardi...) starring Janine Renaud A Black Veil for Lisa (Massimo Dallamano, 1968; Italian: La morte non ha sesso / Death Has No Sex) Yellow - Le cugine (Gianfranco Baldanello, 1969) The Seducers (Ottavio Alessi, 1969; Italian: Top Sensation) Interrabang (Giuliano Biagetti, 1969) A Complicated Girl (Damiano Damiani, 1969; Italian: Una ragazza piuttosto complicata/ A Rather Complicated Girl) starring Florinda Bolkan So Sweet...So Perverse (Umberto Lenzi, 1969; Italian: Così dolce...così perversa) The Doll of Satan (Ferruccio Casapinta, 1969; Italian: La bambola di Satana) Naked Violence (Fernando di Leo, 1969; Italian: Il ragazzi del massacro) aka The Boys Who Slaughter (UK) Carnal Circuit (Alberto De Martino, 1969; Italian: Femmine insaziabili) One on Top of the Other (Lucio Fulci, 1969; Italian: Una sull'altra) a.k.a.Perversion Story Murder by Music (Julio Buchs, 1969; Spanish: Las trompetas del apocalipsis/ Trumpets of the Apocalypse); starring Brett Halsey, Marilu Tolo The House That Screamed (Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, Spanish, 1969) a.k.a. La residencia, a.k.a. The Boarding SchoolBinion, Cavett. "The House That Screamed". Allmovie. Macrovision. Retrieved June 29, 2009. Death Knocks Twice (Harald Philipp, 1969; Italian: La morte bussa due volte) a.k.a. Blonde Bait for the Murderer, a.k.a. Hard Women, a.k.a. The Blonde Connection Double Face (Riccardo Freda, 1969; Italian: A doppia faccia) a.k.a.Liz et Helen Macabre (Javier Setó, 1969; Spanish: Viaje al vacío / Journey to Emptiness) a.k.a. The Invisible Assassin, a.k.a. Shadow of Death Orgasmo (Umberto Lenzi, 1969) released in USA as Paranoia
1970s
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (Dario Argento, 1970; Italian: L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo) a.k.a. Phantom of Terror, a.k.a. The Gallery Murders Hatchet for the Honeymoon (Mario Bava, 1970; Italian: Il rosso segno della follia / The Red Mark of Madness) a.k.a. Blood Brides Paranoia (Umberto Lenzi, 1970) released in USA as A Quiet Place to Kill Five Dolls for an August Moon (Mario Bava, 1970; Italian: 5 bambole per la luna d'agosto) a.k.a. Island of Terror Death Occurred Last Night (Duccio Tessari, 1970; Italian: La morte risale a ieri sera A Suitcase for a Corpse (Alfonso Brescia, 1970; Italian: Il tuo dolce corpo da uccidere / Your Sweet Body to Murder) Your Hands on My Body (Brunello Rondi, 1970; Italian: Le tue mani sul mio corpo) a.k.a. Schocking Luca Rea. I colori del buio: il cinema thrilling italiano dal 1930 al 1979. I. Molino, 1999. Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (Luciano Ercoli, 1970; Italian: Le foto proibite di una signora per bene) Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It (Salvatore Samperi, 1970; Italian: Uccidete il vitello grasso e arrostitelo) In the Folds of the Flesh (Sergio Bergonzelli, 1970; Italian: Nelle pieghe della carne) The Weekend Murders (Michele Lupo, 1970; Italian: Concerto per pistola solista) a.k.a. The Story of a Crime The Man with Icy Eyes (Alberto De Martino, 1971; Italian: L'uomo dagli occhi di ghiaccio) A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (Lucio Fulci, 1971; Italian: Una lucertola con la pelle di donna) a.k.a. Schizoid The Fifth Cord (Luigi Bazzoni, 1971; Italian: Giornata nera per l'ariete / Black Day for the Ram) a.k.a. Evil Fingers Oasis of Fear (Umberto Lenzi, 1971; Italian: Un posto ideale per uccidere / An Ideal Place to Kill) a.k.a. Dirty Pictures The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (Sergio Martino, 1971; Italian: Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh) a.k.a. Blade of the Ripper, a.k.a. Next!, a.k.a. The Next VictimNotebook Soundtrack Mix #10: The Black Belly of Giallo on Notebook|MUBI The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (Sergio Martino, 1971; Italian: La coda dello scorpione / Tail of the Scorpion) Black Belly of the Tarantula (Paolo Cavara, 1971; Italian: La tarantola dal ventre nero) The Cat o' Nine Tails (Dario Argento, 1971; Italian: Il gatto a nove code) The Bloodstained Butterfly (Duccio Tessari, 1971; Italian: Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate) a.k.a. Secret of the Black Rose Four Flies on Grey Velvet (Dario Argento, 1971; Italian: 4 mosche di velluto grigio) Marta (José Antonio Nieves Conde, 1971; Italian: ...dopo di che, uccide il maschio e lo divora / Afterwards, It Kills and Devours the Male) The Double (Romolo Guerrieri, 1971; Italian: La Controfigura) a.k.a. Love Inferno Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 43 Cross Current (Tonino Ricci, 1971; Italian: Un Omicidio perfetto a termine di legge / A Perfect Murder According to Law) The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (Riccardo Freda, 1971; Italian: L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco) A Bay of Blood (Mario Bava, 1971; Italian: Reazione a catena / Chain Reaction) a.k.a. Twitch of the Death Nerve, a.k.a. Ecologia del delitto / Ecology of Crime, a.k.a. Last House on the Left Part 2 They Have Changed Their Face (Corrado Farina, 1971; Italian: Hanno cambiato faccia) The Designated Victim (Maurizio Lucidi, 1971; Italian: La vittima designata) a.k.a. Murder by Design Slaughter Hotel (Fernando Di Leo, 1971; Italian: La bestia uccide a sangue freddo / The Beast Kills in Cold Blood) a.k.a. Asylum Erotica, a.k.a. The Cold-Blooded Beast The Fourth Victim (Eugenio Martín, 1971; Italian: In fondo alla piscina / At the Front of the Pool) a.k.a.Death at the Deep End of the Pool, a.k.a.La ultima senora Anderson / The Last Mrs. Anderson, starring Carroll Baker The Devil Has Seven Faces (Osvaldo Civirani, 1971; Italian: Il diavolo ha sette facce) a.k.a. The Devil with Seven Faces Seven Murders for Scotland Yard (José Luis Madrid, 1971; Spanish: Jack el destripador de Londres/ Jack the Ripper of London) a.k.a. Seven Corpses for Scotland Yard Death Walks on High Heels (Luciano Ercoli, 1971; Italian: La morte cammina con i tacchi alti) stars Susan Scott The Short Night of the Glass Dolls (Aldo Lado, 1971; Italian: La corta notte delle bambole di vetro) a.k.a. Paralyzed Cold Eyes of Fear (Enzo G. Castellari, 1971; Italian: Gli occhi freddi della paura) a.k.a. Desperate Moments Human Cobras (Bitto Albertini, written by Ernesto Gastaldi, 1971; Italian: L'uomo più velenoso del cobra) In the Eye of the Hurricane (José María Forqué, 1971; Italian: La volpe dalla coda di velluto / The Fox with a Velvet Tail) The Glass Ceiling (Eloy de la Iglesia, 1971; Spanish: El techo de cristal) stars Carmen Sevilla, Patty Shepard and Emma Cohen Two Males for Alexa / Due maschi per Alexa (Juan Logar, 1971; Spanish: Fieras sin jaula/ Cageless Beasts) stars Rosalba Neri and Emma Cohen The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (Emilio Miraglia, 1971; Italian: La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba) The Great Swindle (José Antonio Nieves Conde, 1971; Spanish: Historia de una traición) Amuck! (Silvio Amadio, 1971; Italian: Alla ricerca del piacere / In Pursuit of Pleasure) a.k.a. Maniac Mansion, a.k.a. Leather and Whips, a.k.a. Hot Bed of Sex The Red Headed Corpse (Renzo Russo, 1972; Italian: La rossa dalla pelle che scotta) a.k.a. The Sensuous Doll The Case of the Bloody Iris (Giuliano Carnimeo, 1972; Italian: Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer? / What Are Those Strange Drops of Blood on Jennifer's Body?) Don't Torture a Duckling (Lucio Fulci, 1972; Italian: Non si sevizia un paperino) a.k.a. The Long Night of Exorcism Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why? (Giuseppe Vari, 1972; Italian: Terza ipotesi su un caso di perfetta strategia criminale / Third hypothesis about a perfect criminal strategy case) Death Walks at Midnight (Luciano Ercoli, 1972: Italian: La morte accarezza a mezzanotte/ Death Caresses at Midnight) a.k.a. Cry Out in Terror Alta Tension / High Tension (Julio Buchs, 1972; Spanish: Doppia coppia con Regina) starring Helga Line, Marisa Mell An Open Tomb...An Empty Coffin (Alfonso Balcázar, 1972; Spanish: La casa de las muertas vivientes / House of the Living Dead Women) a.k.a. The Nights of the Scorpion Who Saw Her Die? (Aldo Lado, 1972; Italian: Chi l'ha vista morire?) My Dear Killer (Tonino Valerii, 1972; Italian: Mio caro assassino) Spirits of Death (Romano Scavolini, 1972; Italian: Un bianco vestito per Marialé/ A White Dress for Mariale) a.k.a. Exorcisme Tragique Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (Sergio Martino, 1972; Italian: Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave) a.k.a. Gently Before She Dies, a.k.a. Eye of the Black Cat, a.k.a. Excite Me!