The not quite a giallo list
So 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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- DirectorElio PetriStarsMarcello MastroianniUrsula AndressElsa MartinelliIn 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.6.5 - 10th victim, futuristic film with Ursula Andress, hoped for better.
- DirectorEugenio MartínStarsJudy GeesonAurora BautistaEsperanza RoyTwo sisters running a small hotel in Spain kill female tourists whose morals do not meet their strict religious standards.7.5 - Judy Geeson, watched recently and found it much better than i had previously thought.
- DirectorMarcello AliprandiStarsJohn Phillip LawNathalie DelonOlga BiseraMartino 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...10 - I love this film, cant really call it a giallo, atmospheric, but not much happening for most people.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsMitchell GaylordDaniel GreeneVictoria ProutyA 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.6 - Donald Pleasence, set in America, and the only good thing about it was Donald Pleasence.
- DirectorAlfonso BalcázarStarsJosé Antonio AmorDaniela GiordanoNuria TorrayA young widower with his new wife returns to the mansion in which his first wife died under strange and unexplained circumstances.6 - An open tomb an empty coffin, pretty sure it was a gothic horror.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsMarcello MastroianniOrnella MutiMichel PiccoliA mandolin professor, reduced to playing the itinerant player, sees his feeble gains wasted at the game by his father.6.5 - I remember liking it and probably not a giallo, but havent seen for ages.
- DirectorCorrado FarinaStarsCarroll BakerGeorge EastmanIsabelle De FunèsA photographer finds herself falling under the spell of a witch.7 - Unusual and has some nice bits, just not enough of them, and gets bogged down.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsPatrick MageeMimsy FarmerDavid WarbeckA 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.7.5 - Good film, David Warbeck and Mimsy Farmer star, its set in the UK, definitely not a giallo.
- 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.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.
- DirectorRiccardo GhioneStarsMarina MalfattiEnzo TarascioDaniela CaroliA 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.7 - Unusual and worth tracking down, one for bow tie lovers this! Marina Malfatti stars.
- DirectorAlfredo RizzoStarsFemi BenussiGiacomo Rossi StuartKrista NellGothic 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.7 - Has to be seen to be believed at times, lots of familiar faces, not a giallo.
- DirectorJesús FrancoStarsOlivia PascalChristoph MoosbruggerNadja GerganoffGirls are killed at a language-school in Spain.6 - One of Jess Francos best, possibly classes as a Spanish giallo.
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsBruce PenhallMimsy FarmerDavid HessA group of teens are stalked and killed by a Shaman at a cursed camping site.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.
- DirectorLeopoldo SavonaStarsMark DamonClaudia GravyAldo Bufi LandiA 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.7 - Just got to see for a 2nd time, not a giallo but pretty decent gothic Italian horror type.
- DirectorGiorgio BontempiStarsGeorge HiltonCalvin LockhartAnita StrindbergAn 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.6.5 - Carnal Contract, also called something like African Deal. I saw this as Carnal Contract - not bad and Anita Strindberg stars.
- DirectorHarald ReinlStarsJoachim FuchsbergerKarin DorEleonora Rossi DragoAn evil genius uses poison gas to avenge himself on his enemies.6 - Joachim Fuschsberger, cant remember this enough.
- DirectorGiuliano MontaldoStarsGiovanni Di BenedettoUmberto GradiElisabetta VirgiliAfter 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.6 - Great idea but i didnt find the film very entertaining, not quite a giallo.
- DirectorAmasi DamianiStarsPia GiancaroMargaret Rose KeilAldo Bufi Landi6 - Just dont remember it enough, so probably not a giallo.
- DirectorUgo LiberatoreStarsRenato CestièRena NiehausYorgo VoyagisA 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.7.5 - Ely Galleani, pretty decent as i remember, would like to watch again.
- DirectorDuccio TessariStarsRaf ValloneFrank WolffGabriele TintiA compassionate police captain searches for a mentally challenged 25 year old daughter of a widower, who's been kidnapped and forced into prostitution.6.5 Frank Wolff, not good enough for me but not that bad.
- DirectorJean JosipoviciAmbrogio MolteniStarsJohn Drew BarrymoreGloria MillandLuisa RivelliA 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 . . .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.
- DirectorJoe D'AmatoStarsEwa AulinKlaus KinskiGiacomo Rossi StuartGreta, 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.7 - Ewa Aulin and Klaus Kinski, not bad but not great either, slow.
- DirectorAdam BrooksMatthew KennedyStarsPaz de la HuertaAdam BrooksMatthew KennedyA film editor gets embroiled in a string of murders.7 - Not a bad comedic American made Giallo type film, where they are actually making fun of Giallos at the same time.
- DirectorPeter Del MonteStarsJennifer ConnellyGary McCleeryLaurent TerzieffYoung 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.6.5 - Etoile, rarely seen Jennifer Connolly, pretty sure we cant call this one a giallo.
- DirectorGabriele LaviaStarsMonica GuerritoreGabriele LaviaLewis E. CiannelliManuel, 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, seeks refuge in a bordello and falls for the lovely Vittoria.7 - Sexy giallish film, worth watching.