Dario Argento is an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. His influential work in the horror and giallo genres during the 1970s and 1980s has led him to being referred to as the "Master of the Thrill" and the "Master of Horror".
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.
Lamberto Bava is an Italian film director. Born in Rome, Bava began working as an assistant director for his director father Mario Bava. Lamberto co-directed the 1979 television film La Venere d'Ille with his father and in 1980 directed his first solo feature film Macabre.
Blood and Black Lace is a 1964 giallo film directed by Mario Bava and starring Eva Bartok and Cameron Mitchell. The story concerns the brutal murders of a Roman fashion house's models, committed by a masked killer in a desperate attempt to obtain a scandal-revealing diary.
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is a 1970 giallo film written and directed by Dario Argento, in his directorial debut. It stars Tony Musante as an American writer in Rome who witnesses a serial killer targeting young women, and tries to uncover the murderer's identity before he becomes their next victim. The cast also features Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi, Umberto Raho and Mario Adorf.
Tomas Milian was a Cuban-born actor with American and Italian citizenship, known for the emotional intensity and humor he brought to starring roles in European genre films.
George Hilton was a Uruguayan actor well known for his many spaghetti Western performances. Sometimes credited as Jorge Hilton, he appeared in over 20 Euro-Westerns as well as several giallo and action films.
Anita Strindberg is a Swedish former actress who appeared in numerous Italian giallo films in the 1970s.
Enrico Maria Salerno was an Italian actor, voice actor and film director. He was also the voice of Clint Eastwood in the Italian version of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy films, and the voice of Christ in The Gospel According to St. Matthew directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Ida Galli is an Italian film actress best known for her roles in spaghetti Western and giallo films in the 1960s and 1970s. Galli has appeared under several pseudonyms, including Arianna, Evelyn Stewart and Isli Oberon.
Lino Banfi is an Italian actor and screenwriter. Since 1960 he has appeared in more than 100 films.
Barbara Baraldi is an Italian mystery and fantasy writer.
Giorgio Ardisson, best known as George Ardisson, was an Italian actor.
Nude per l'assassino is a 1975 giallo film directed by Andrea Bianchi. Written by Massimo Felisatti, the film stars Nino Castelnuovo, Edwige Fenech and Solvi Stubing, and features music by Berto Pisano. Nude per l'assassino has received mixed to negative reviews from critics.
Sette scialli di seta gialla/ Seven Shawls of Yellow Silk is a 1972 Italian giallo film. It was directed by Sergio Pastore and written by Pastore, Alessandro Continenza, and Giovanni Simonelli. Sette scialli di seta gialla stars Anthony Steffen, Sylva Koscina, Jeannette Len, Renato De Carmine, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, and Umberto Raho.
Rossella Falk was an Italian actress. She had a long career and is possibly best known for appearing in 8½ by Federico Fellini in 1963.
Lara Wendel is a German-Italian retired actress, active in film and television between 1972 and 1993. Her father was American football player and actor Walt Barnes.
The Suspicious Death of a Minor, also known as Too Young to Die, is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Sergio Martino.
Elisabetta Pellini is an Italian actress and model. She is best known for playing Laura in the Italian TV series Le tre rose di Eva.
Nicoletta Elmi is an Italian film actress. She appeared in many films in the 1970s as a child actress, but also appeared in several roles in adulthood in the 1980s.
