In Italian cinema, giallo is a genre of murder mystery fiction that often contains slasher, thriller, psychological horror, psychological thriller, sexploitation, and, less frequently, supernatural horror elements.
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In the film context, for Italian audiences giallo refers to any kind of murder mystery or horror thriller, regardless of its national origin. See more

The giallo genre had its heyday from 1968 through 1978. The most prolific period, however, was the five-year timespan between 1971 and 1975, during which time over 100 … See more

Directors
• Silvio Amadio
• Dario Argento
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In the Italian language, giallo is a genre of novel including any literary genre involving crime and mystery, with all its sub-genres such as crime … See more

The first giallo novel to be adapted for film was James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice, adapted in 1943 by Luchino Visconti See more

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 … See more