The not quite a giallo list
by gorytus-20672 | created - 07 Jul 2021 | updated - 14 Dec 2022 | PublicSo this is a list of the films i have seen that i dont class as a giallo, but they could be depending on peoples opinions. These are in alphabetical order under the titles i know them as and i have given them ratings. I have a similar list for the gialli i have seen called "The Giallo List".
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1. The 10th Victim (1965)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
In a future where a human vs. human "Big Hunt" is used as an alternative to war, a veteran huntress' plan to kill a "victim" for a major TV sponsorship deal is compounded by romance.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli, Salvo Randone
Votes: 5,000
6.5 - 10th victim, futuristic film with Ursula Andress, hoped for better.
2. It Happened at Nightmare Inn (1973)
PG | 87 min | Horror
Two sisters running a small hotel in Spain kill female tourists whose morals do not meet their strict religious standards.
Director: Eugenio Martín | Stars: Judy Geeson, Aurora Bautista, Esperanza Roy, Víctor Barrera
Votes: 1,178
7.5 - Judy Geeson, watched recently and found it much better than i had previously thought.
3. A Whisper in the Dark (1976)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Martino is a young child who claims to have an invisible friend called Luca. His parents assume it is just a game, but strange things start to happen...
Director: Marcello Aliprandi | Stars: John Phillip Law, Nathalie Delon, Olga Bisera, Alessandro Poggi
Votes: 333
10 - I love this film, cant really call it a giallo, atmospheric, but not much happening for most people.
4. American Rickshaw (1989)
R | 93 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A Miami manual rickshaw driver finds himself entangled in the murder of a man he just met. He becomes part of a good vs evil battle between an ancient Chinese witch and an evangelist, who's actually the devil incarnate.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Mitchell Gaylord, Daniel Greene, Victoria Prouty, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 642
6 - Donald Pleasence, set in America, and the only good thing about it was Donald Pleasence.
5. The Night of the Scorpion (1972)
82 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young widower with his new wife returns to the mansion in which his first wife died under strange and unexplained circumstances.
Director: Alfonso Balcázar | Stars: José Antonio Amor, Daniela Giordano, Nuria Torray, Teresa Gimpera
Votes: 281
6 - An open tomb an empty coffin, pretty sure it was a gothic horror.
6. Atrocious Tales of Love and Death (1979)
114 min | Comedy, Mystery
A mandolin professor, reduced to playing the itinerant player, sees his feeble gains wasted at the game by his father.
Director: Sergio Corbucci | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Ornella Muti, Michel Piccoli, Renato Pozzetto
Votes: 452
6.5 - I remember liking it and probably not a giallo, but havent seen for ages.
7. Baba Yaga (1973)
Unrated | 89 min | Horror
A photographer finds herself falling under the spell of a witch.
Director: Corrado Farina | Stars: Carroll Baker, George Eastman, Isabelle De Funès, Ely Galleani
Votes: 2,243
7 - Unusual and has some nice bits, just not enough of them, and gets bogged down.
8. The Black Cat (1981)
R | 92 min | Horror
A professor with the psychic ability to communicate with the dead uses his powers on his pet cat in order to take vengeance upon his enemies.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Patrick Magee, Mimsy Farmer, David Warbeck, Al Cliver
Votes: 4,243
7.5 - Good film, David Warbeck and Mimsy Farmer star, its set in the UK, definitely not a giallo.
9. Blood Link (1982)
R | 98 min | Crime, Horror
Haunted 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.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Michael Moriarty, Penelope Milford, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Cameron Mitchell
Votes: 501
5.5 - Michael Moriarty, according to IMDB it is Italian made, but its American actors and mainly set in Germany. Doesnt have a giallo feel.
10. Il prato macchiato di rosso (1973)
91 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A group of rich decadents pick up wanderers from the streets and take them back to their large villa, where they are initially treated with consummate care but things take a turn for the worse.
Director: Riccardo Ghione | Stars: Marina Malfatti, Enzo Tarascio, Daniela Caroli, George Willing
Votes: 225
7 - Unusual and worth tracking down, one for bow tie lovers this! Marina Malfatti stars.
11. The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance (1975)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror, Mystery
Gothic lesbians prowl the corridors of a miserable little castle in Italy and fall prey to a deranged count with resplendent canine gnashers, a ghostly white complexion and the personality of Atilla the Hun.
Director: Alfredo Rizzo | Stars: Femi Benussi, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Krista Nell, Patrizia Webley
Votes: 483
7 - Has to be seen to be believed at times, lots of familiar faces, not a giallo.
12. Bloody Moon (1981)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Girls are killed at a language-school in Spain.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Olivia Pascal, Christoph Moosbrugger, Nadja Gerganoff, Jasmin Losensky
Votes: 2,788
6 - One of Jess Francos best, possibly classes as a Spanish giallo.
13. Body Count (1986)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery
A group of teens are stalked and killed by a Shaman at a cursed camping site.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Bruce Penhall, Mimsy Farmer, David Hess, Luisa Maneri
Votes: 2,583
6.5 - Just cannot call it a giallo, but it would be if it was set in Italy. Its set in USA and pretends to be American, so comes across as a slasher and is it a bit dull at that.
14. Byleth: The Demon of Incest (1972)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Horror
A man who's been in love with his sister since childhood returns after a year's absence to find she has married. Soon, several women in the area start turning up dead with strange wounds on their necks.
Director: Leopoldo Savona | Stars: Mark Damon, Claudia Gravy, Aldo Bufi Landi, Franco Jamonte
Votes: 476
7 - Just got to see for a 2nd time, not a giallo but pretty decent gothic Italian horror type.
15. Only Love Defies (1973)
105 min | Drama, Thriller
An inter-racial affair against a background of corrupt businessmen attempting to manipulate the national resources of an emerging nation that bears a distinct resemblance to Ghana.
Director: Giorgio Bontempi | Stars: George Hilton, Calvin Lockhart, Anita Strindberg, Yanti Somer
Votes: 43
6.5 - Carnal Contract, also called something like African Deal. I saw this as Carnal Contract - not bad and Anita Strindberg stars.
16. The Carpet of Horror (1962)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
An evil genius uses poison gas to avenge himself on his enemies.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Antonio Casas
Votes: 356
6 - Joachim Fuschsberger, cant remember this enough.
17. Closed Circuit (1978 TV Movie)
88 min | Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After a man is shot dead in his seat during a matinee showing of a Spaghetti Western, the police prevent everyone inside the cinema from leaving in an effort to nab the culprit.
Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Giovanni Di Benedetto, Umberto Gradi, Elisabetta Virgili, Mattia Sbragia
Votes: 312
6 - Great idea but i didnt find the film very entertaining, not quite a giallo.
18. Quando i califfi avevano le corna... (1973)
86 min | Comedy
Director: Amasi Damiani | Stars: Pia Giancaro, Margaret Rose Keil, Aldo Bufi Landi, Bartolomeo Sciarra
Votes: 13
6 - Just dont remember it enough, so probably not a giallo.
19. Nero veneziano (1978)
95 min | Horror, Mystery
A blind boy, who lives alone with his mean sister in a rundown hotel in Venice, receives a vision that warns him of the upcoming birth of the Antichrist. Soon, his sister mysteriously becomes pregnant.
Director: Ugo Liberatore | Stars: Renato Cestiè, Rena Niehaus, Yorgo Voyagis, Fabio Gamma
Votes: 489
7.5 - Ely Galleani, pretty decent as i remember, would like to watch again.
20. Death Occurred Last Night (1970)
TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A compassionate police captain searches for a mentally challenged 25 year old daughter of a widower, who's been kidnapped and forced into prostitution.
Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Raf Vallone, Frank Wolff, Gabriele Tinti, Gillian Bray
Votes: 727
6.5 Frank Wolff, not good enough for me but not that bad.
21. Death on the Fourposter (1964)
90 min | Horror
A party of young people gather in a mansion for an occult experiment in which deaths are predicted by a psychic. Soon it turns into more than an experiment . . .
Directors: Jean Josipovici, Ambrogio Molteni | Stars: John Drew Barrymore, Gloria Milland, Luisa Rivelli, Antonella Lualdi
Votes: 196
6.5 - Death on the Fourposter - certainly sounds like a giallo, but it isnt. It is in black and white and in truth not much going on here.
22. Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
Greta, a mysterious woman with amnesia, is taken in by the wealthy Mr. and Mrs. von Ravensbruck. The three soon enter into a love triangle that turns deadly, as Greta's gruesome past is slowly revealed.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Ewa Aulin, Klaus Kinski, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Angela Bo
Votes: 1,666
7 - Ewa Aulin and Klaus Kinski, not bad but not great either, slow.
23. The Editor (2014)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A film editor gets embroiled in a string of murders.
Directors: Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy | Stars: Paz de la Huerta, Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy, Conor Sweeney
Votes: 3,359
7 - Not a bad comedic American made Giallo type film, where they are actually making fun of Giallos at the same time.
24. Ballet (1989)
101 min | Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Young American ballerina enrolls in a prestigious ballet school in Hungary. She suddenly becomes inexplicably obsessed with Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and her personality completely changes. A young man in love with her investigates.
Director: Peter Del Monte | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Gary McCleery, Laurent Terzieff, Olimpia Carlisi
Votes: 825
6.5 - Etoile, rarely seen Jennifer Connolly, pretty sure we cant call this one a giallo.
25. Evil Senses (1986)
93 min | Thriller
Manuel, a professional hitman, kills the hitman sent to kill him and steals his briefcase, only to find that it contains documents concerning a blackmail operation. He then travels to Italy... See full summary »
Director: Gabriele Lavia | Stars: Monica Guerritore, Gabriele Lavia, Lewis E. Ciannelli, Dario Mazzoli
Votes: 157
7 - Sexy giallish film, worth watching.
26. Hitch-Hike (1977)
Unrated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A bickering couple driving cross-country pick up a murderous hitchhiker who threatens to kill them unless they take him to a sanctuary. In return he agrees to split some bank loot he has on him.
Director: Pasquale Festa Campanile | Stars: Franco Nero, Corinne Cléry, David Hess, Joshua Sinclair
Votes: 3,203
7.5 - Corinne Clery and Franco Nero, also David Hess playing a similar character to House On The Edge Of The Park, certainly worth a watch.
27. Hitcher in the Dark (1989)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
Sick young man drives around in his daddy's camper, looking for lone stray females to kidnap, torture, rape, and murder.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Joe Balogh, Josie Bissett, Jason Saucier, Robin Fox
Votes: 954
6 - TV movie type, not great.
28. Hotel Fear (1978)
92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A mother and her daughter run a hotel during the late stages of WWII. The mother suddenly dies, and the daughter finds herself alone with her sleazy guests.
Director: Francesco Barilli | Stars: Luc Merenda, Leonora Fani, Francisco Rabal, Jole Fierro
Votes: 923
6.5 - Recently seen for a 2nd time and feel it is not a giallo, found it disappointing.
29. House on the Edge of the Park (1980)
91 min | Horror, Thriller
Two low-life punks invite themselves to a party at a posh villa and after being taunted by their snobbish hosts, hold everyone hostage and subject them to various forms of torture and mayhem.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: David Hess, Annie Belle, Christian Borromeo, Giovanni Lombardo Radice
Votes: 5,942
7 - Quite a nasty little home invasion horror - starring David Hess getting a bit typecast playing a similar part to Last house on the left and Hitch Hike. Italian not a giallo though.
30. Inferno (1980)
R | 106 min | Horror
An American student investigates the disappearance of his sister and the death of a friend, both connected from New York to Rome by an old alchemy book.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi
Votes: 24,027
10 - Called a sequel to Suspiria, but can be watched completely independently, superior to Suspiria, I love this film.
31. L'assassino è quello con le scarpe gialle (1995)
89 min | Comedy
To inherit a fortune, all Robert has to do is reopen a delapidated theatre and stage "Hamlet". Unknown to everyone else, Robert witnessed a murder in that theatre as a child... and the murderer is one of the cast.
Director: Filippo Ottoni | Stars: Roberto Ciufoli, Francesca Draghetti, Tiziana Foschi, Pino Insegno
Votes: 52
8 - Killer wore yellow shoes. Funny Italian comedy,if it was serious it would be a giallo - good film.
32. Gli assassini sono nostri ospiti (1974)
87 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Franco, 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.
Director: Vincenzo Rigo | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Margaret Lee, Luigi Pistilli, Gianni Dei
Votes: 224
6 - Killers are our guests stars Margaret Lee, home invasion film, but not really my type.
33. The Last of Sheila (1973)
PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A year after Sheila is killed by a hit-and-run driver, her wealthy husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt mystery game. The game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Richard Benjamin, James Coburn, James Mason, Dyan Cannon
Votes: 8,414
10 - Incredible whodunnit film - set in the South of France but its an american made film with American and British actors, so i can't class it as a giallo even though its from the right time period. Excellent film.
34. Mala, amore e morte (1977)
90 min | Crime
The young Marisa, after having inherited from her aunt, gets involved in blackmail and crime.
Director: Tiziano Longo | Stars: Femi Benussi, Gianni Macchia, Massimo Mollica, Gabriella Lepori
Votes: 35
6 - According to IMDB this appeared to be a possible giallo, but is isnt. I only saw it in Italian only and yes there was a dead body involved, but it was clearly an Italian comedy starring Femi Benussi.
35. Mother of Tears (2007)
R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
An American art student in Rome accidentally triggers the return of Mater Lachrymarum - the Third Mother - and must use her latent magical powers to end the witch's reign of terror.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James, Moran Atias
Votes: 11,145 | Gross: $0.06M
8 - Belated sequel to Suspira and Inferno, a lot better than IMDB rating suggests. Asia Argento.
36. The Murder Clinic (1966)
GP | 86 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Patients and staff of an isolated mental hospital are being killed off by a hooded maniac who stalks the halls.
Directors: Elio Scardamaglia, Lionello De Felice | Stars: William Berger, Françoise Prévost, Mary Young, Barbara Wilson
Votes: 466
6.5 - Not quite a giallo, William Berger stars but i found it slow.
37. Murder in a Blue World (1973)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A nurse tries to bring her own style of relief to miserable people, or ones condemned to die. Her identity is a mystery, and she may not be quite what she seems.
Director: Eloy de la Iglesia | Stars: Sue Lyon, Christopher Mitchum, Jean Sorel, Ramón Pons
Votes: 537
6.5 - I wish i could remember it better, not a giallo as far as i can remember.
38. Obscene Desire (1978)
100 min | Horror
Amanda,a beautiful American girl is soon to be married to Andrea Orsomandi,a wealthy nobleman who lives in an extravagant Gothic mansion.However there exists something dark,sinister and ... See full summary »
Director: Giulio Petroni | Stars: Marisa Mell, Chris Avram, Lou Castel, Laura Trotter
Votes: 164
6.5 - Marisa Mell stars, only saw once awhile ago, pretty sure it wasnt a giallo.
39. Obsession: A Taste for Fear (1987)
R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A cop is assigned to catch a serial killer who is murdering his way through Rome's sexual underground.
Director: Piccio Raffanini | Stars: Virginia Hey, Gérard Darmon, Gioia Scola, Dario Parisini
Votes: 204
6.5 - 80s film with some giallo elements, has some futuristic stuff in it if i remember rightly, and also i believe it features Kid Creole.
40. Ombre roventi (1970)
88 min | Horror
A model is invited to Cairo by a mysterious cosmetics firm. She soon realizes that a strange cult is after her for some reason.
Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: William Berger, Daniela Giordano, Krista Nell, Antonio Cantafora
Votes: 122
7 - Italian horror but not a giallo, decent enough watch.
41. Ordine firmato in bianco (1974)
114 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A 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.
Director: Gianni Manera | Stars: Herb Andress, Paola Arduini, Lucy Chevalier, Giovanni De Angelis
Votes: 69
5to6 - Rarely seen film that isnt quite a giallo for me, and features absolutely no one i have ever heard of or seen before.
42. Patrick Still Lives (1980)
92 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
Five people receive an anonymous letter revealing a secret of theirs and inviting them to come stay at a mansion that houses a clinic run by a corrupt doctor who experiments on the brain of his comatose son.
Director: Mario Landi | Stars: Sacha Pitoëff, Gianni Dei, Mariangela Giordano, Carmen Russo
Votes: 959
7.5 - Sexy Italian horror, recently had a blu ray release, enjoyable.
43. The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
R | 99 min | Horror
Gory remake of the Gaston Leroux classic story, only this time, the phantom is not disfigured, but a man who was raised by rats deep under the Paris Opera House.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Julian Sands, Asia Argento, Andrea Di Stefano, Nadia Rinaldi
Votes: 5,824
7 - Dario Argentos take on the famous story, with Asia Argento.
44. Pieces (1982)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts.
Director: Juan Piquer Simón | Stars: Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Frank Braña, Edmund Purdom
Votes: 12,837 | Gross: $2.03M
8 - Vey liked Spanish slasher film, lots of unintentional humour.
45. Queens of Evil (1970)
92 min | Fantasy, Horror
A young motorcyclist helps a man with a flat tyre, who ends up dead after crashing his car. The young man takes a detour into the forest, and stumbles on a lakeside house, occupied by three sisters, but they're not who they pretend to be.
Director: Tonino Cervi | Stars: Haydée Politoff, Silvia Monti, Ida Galli, Ray Lovelock
Votes: 542
6 - Not a giallo, too slow and not for me, reminded me a lot of Perfume Of The Lady In Black.
46. Red Riding Hood (2003)
R | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
This evocative chiller from director Giacomo Cimini follows the fortunes of a young 12yr-old girl named Jenny (Francesca). Abandoned in Rome by her careless mother, Jenny has to fend for ... See full summary »
Director: Giacomo Cimini | Stars: Kathleen Archebald, Susanna Satta, Roberto Davide, Marc Fiorini
Votes: 683
6.5 - I remember this being pretty decent.
47. The Sensuous Doll (1972)
R | 78 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Gonzales, 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.
Director: Renzo Russo | Stars: Farley Granger, Erika Blanc, Krista Nell, Ivana Novak
Votes: 232
7 - Red Headed Corpse, Farley Granger stars, its above average but not quite a giallo for me.
48. Der Satan lockt mit Liebe (1960)
90 min | Crime, Drama
The criminal Carlos escapes from prison and with his girlfriend Evelyn they set sails towards Australia. On the way they meet with the rich and manipulate Robert.
Director: Rudolf Jugert | Stars: Belinda Lee, Joachim Hansen, Ivan Desny, Heinz Engelmann
Votes: 50
5 - Belinda Lee who was also in several British films stars in this German Krimi/crime film. Not much of any interest here, boring.
49. School Killer (2001)
86 min | Horror, Mystery
Six teenagers decide to spend the night at an old abandoned school where 27 years ago a horrible massacre occurred. The kids run afoul of the vicious crazed security guard who committed the brutal killings.
Director: Carlos Gil | Stars: Paul Naschy, Carlos Fuentes, Zoe Berriatúa, Olivia Molina
Votes: 584
6.5 - Paul Naschy Spanish slasher as i remember, i need to see again.
50. The Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)
98 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Joan 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Elvire Audray, Paolo Malco, Claudio Cassinelli, Marilù Tolo
Votes: 678
6.5 - This is ok actually but not a giallo. John Saxon is in it. I actually met John Saxon and mentioned this film, but he couldnt remember it, maybe he knew it under a different title.
51. La puritana (1989)
92 min | Crime, Drama
Annabella Allori (Margie Newton) attends the last moments of her dying brother (Dario Casalini), who tells her about a tape cassette which has recorded all aberrations suffered by him and ... See full summary »
Director: Ninì Grassia | Stars: Margie Newton, Dario Casalini, Gabriele Tinti, Carlo Mucari
Votes: 116
7 - Scorpions kiss aka Act of Revenge. On the sexy side but not a bad film.
52. Scream of the Demon Lover (1970)
98 min | Horror
A young female biochemist travels to a castle seeking employment as a researcher by a wealthy baron, only to be sucked into a web of violence and intrigue.
Director: José Luis Merino | Stars: Erna Schurer, Carlos Quiney, Agostina Belli, Cristiana Galloni
Votes: 462
6.5 - Scream of the demon lover with Erna Schurer, not a giallo.
53. The Sect (1991)
R | 125 min | Horror
A lonely kindergarten teacher discovers a secret well in the basement of her house, and soon finds herself being followed by a murderous Satanic cult.
Director: Michele Soavi | Stars: Kelly Curtis, Herbert Lom, Mariangela Giordano, Michel Adatte
Votes: 3,354
7ish - Full of intrigue, Herbert Lom, unusual but not a giallo.
54. So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious... (1975)
90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Angela is not happy about her daddy's choice for a new wife and does everything she can to destroy her stepmother-to-be.
Director: Silvio Amadio | Stars: Gloria Guida, Dagmar Lassander, Fred Robsahm, Dana Ghia
Votes: 462
7.5 - Gloria Guida stars, and that is enough reason to check it out, pretty good, not quite a giallo.
55. Something Creeping in the Dark (1971)
Unrated | 90 min | Horror
A 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.
Director: Mario Colucci | Stars: Farley Granger, Lucia Bosè, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Stelvio Rosi
Votes: 420
6.5 - Not quite a giallo, gothic type. Features gaillo regulars Farley granger and Giacomo Rossi Stuart.
56. A White Dress for Marialé (1972)
92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A woman, who witnessed her father kill himself as a child, invites several friends to her husband's secluded castle. Unbeknownst to them, she has a sinister motive for the invitation.
Director: Romano Scavolini | Stars: Ida Galli, Luigi Pistilli, Ivan Rassimov, Pilar Velázquez
Votes: 722
6.5 - Spirits of death, good cast but not quite a giallo.
57. Mafia Junction (1973)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Superbitch uses her body to deceive and manipulate men to get what she wants.
Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Ivan Rassimov, Stephanie Beacham, Patricia Hayes, Ettore Manni
Votes: 373
6 - I know this one as "Super Bitch", it features Stephanie Beacham and is set in London, but features mainly Italian actors. Not a giallo more of a police/gangster film.
58. The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
While investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute, a detective uncovers a sex-trafficking ring with connections to powerful people.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Claudio Cassinelli, Mel Ferrer, Lia Tanzi, Gianfranco Barra
Votes: 1,764
5.5 - Not seen for awhile, but i remember not really liking it, more of a police thing than a giallo.
59. Suspiria (1977)
R | 92 min | Horror
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé
Votes: 105,493
9 - Incredibly famous Dario Argento film, Inferno is the sequel which i prefer but its is good.
60. Caramelle da uno sconosciuto (1987)
91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A serial killer is terrifying the prostitutes in a big Italian city. After few barbaric murdering four prostitutes Lena, Angela, Nadine and Stella decide to unify and try to self-defend ... See full summary »
Director: Franco Ferrini | Stars: Barbara De Rossi, Marina Suma, Athina Cenci, Mara Venier
Votes: 188
6 - 80s and maybe a giallo tv movie type, would need to see again.
61. Tropic of Cancer (1972)
TV-MA | 95 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
While vacationing in Haiti, a married couple meet an old doctor friend who resides there. Dr. Williams has invented a new drug formula, and there are a few unscrupulous parties interested in acquiring it by any means necessary.
Directors: Giampaolo Lomi, Edoardo Mulargia | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Anita Strindberg, Gabriele Tinti, Umberto Raho
Votes: 614
6 - Not quite a giallo, the Hiati setting doesnt help and just average despite the presence of Anita Strindberg.
62. The Washing Machine (1993)
Unrated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A police detective investigates the murder of a man found dismembered in a washing machine and is drawn into a web of deceit and murder by the dead man's lover, Vida, and her two sisters, Sissy and Ludmilla,
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Philippe Caroit, Ilaria Borrelli, Katarzyna Figura, Barbara Ricci
Votes: 888
6 - Cant call this a giallo, way to offbeat, not particularly pleasant to watch
63. The Wax Mask (1997)
Unrated | 98 min | Horror
In 1900 Paris, a couple are horribly murdered by a masked man whose metal claw rips out their hearts. The sole survivor and witness to the massacre is a young girl. 12 years later in Rome, ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Stivaletti | Stars: Robert Hossein, Romina Mondello, Riccardo Serventi Longhi, Gabriella Giorgelli
Votes: 2,472
8 - Love the idea and i do like it a lot, looks like a tv movie, worth checking out.
64. Web of the Spider (1971)
R | 93 min | Horror
The journalist Alan Foster makes a bet than he can spend one night at the haunted Blackwood Castle. As he learns, the rumors of ghosts at the castle are indeed true. On All Soul's Eve the ... See full summary »
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Michèle Mercier, Klaus Kinski, Peter Carsten
Votes: 837
5 - Saw agin recenty and Klaus Kinski stars, but boy its boring.
65. Whirlpool (1970)
X | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A rich older woman living in a country house brings home a new model to be photographed by a young enigmatic photographer who lives with her. The unsuspecting girl becomes entangled in a web of sex, abuse and death.
Director: José Ramón Larraz | Stars: Karl Lanchbury, Vivian Neves, Pia Andersson, Johanna Hegger
Votes: 622
7 - I have added this to this list as it has a European flavour to it, and its quite unusual, but its not a giallo. Not a bad film though.
66. Tutti gli uomini di Sara (1992)
96 min | Thriller
Sarah's marriage turned from happiness into a nightmare. One month into the ceremony, she begins to receive threatening phone calls with intimate details of her sexual relations.
Director: Gianpaolo Tescari | Stars: Nancy Brilli, Giulio Scarpati, Claudio Bigagli, Antonella Lualdi
Votes: 42
6 - 1990s tv movie type, which could be a giallo, but i would have to see again
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