The giallo (plural gialli) is the Italian version of crime and detective films. The name literally means "yellow", and refers to the color of the covers of a collection of novels by Editorial Mondadori that, from the post-war period, would reach great popularity in Italy. Soon, Italian film producers considered that they could exploit the vein of this genre that had so deeply penetrated the popular classes.
The giallo, as a film genre, is the Italian version of the French Noir and the German Kr...