Giallo Films Trivia Quiz

Answer: Short Night of Glass Dolls

Directed by Aldo Lado, "Short Night of Glass Dolls" stars Jean Sorel, Ingrid Thulin and future Bond-girl Barbara Bach. The score was composed by Ennio Morricone.

The role of Gregory Moore, played by Jean Sorel, was originally wanted by Aldo Lado to be played by Spaghetti Western star Terence Hill.

Answer: Torso

"Torso" was an early slasher film directed by Sergio Martino. It stars Suzy Kendall, John Richardson, Luc Merenda and Tina Aumont. Filmmaker Eli Roth considers this film his favorite giallo; he also cast Luc Merenda in his "Hostel: Part II" (2007), in which Italian sex symbol Edwige Fenech also had a part.

The Italian title of this film is "I Corpi Presentano Tracce di Violenza Carnale", literally translated as "The Bodies Bear Traces of Carnal Violence", as the word "torso" doesn't exist in Italian language.

Answer: The Girl Who Knew Too Much

Directed by Mario Bava, this film stars Leticia Roman, John Saxon and Valentina Cortese. It is also considered to be the first giallo film.

The film is also known as "The Evil Eye" and is an homage to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, of whom Mario Bava was a big fan.

Answer: What Have They Done to Your Daughters?

Directed by Massimo Dallamano, this bloody mixture of giallo and poliziottesco features a score by Stelvio Cipriani and stars Giovanna Ralli, Claudio Cassinelli and Mario Adorf.

This mixture was due to the giallo genre declining in box office. Meanwhile, poliziottesco was gaining popularity among fans.

Answer: A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

Directed by the Godfather of gore Lucio Fulci, this oneiric giallo stars Florinda Bolkan, Jean Sorel, Stanley Baker and Anita Strindberg.

This film is mostly known for the opening dogs scene, which caused many controversies at the time because of its realistic details. Special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi went to court to present the fake dogs, thus saving Fulci from a two years prison.

Answer: The Sweet Body of Deborah

"The Sweet Body of Deborah" is a 1968 film directed by Romolo Guerrieri that stars Carroll Baker and Jean Sorel. In the film, a couple return from their honeymoon, and the husband becomes suspected of murdering his former fiancée, thus receiving threats from a mysterious person.

In Mario Bava's "Five Dolls for an August Moon", Edwige Fenech plays the role of Marie Chaney, a married woman who sleeps with other men.

In "The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh", she plays the title role, a woman living in Vienna who begins to be blackmailed by a serial killer whom she believes is her former lover. The film was directed by Sergio Martino.

And in "The Case of the Bloody Iris", she plays Jennifer Langsbury, a model who moves to a building where a murder took place. Giuliano Carnimeo directed the picture.

Answer: Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

This 1972 film directed by Sergio Martino features Edwige Fenech, Luigi Pistilli and Anita Strindberg. The inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe's story was acknowledged in the opening credits. Mysterious murders started to occur in a village and a failed writer becomes the prime suspect. The name of the cat is Satan.

Although there is a giallo film called "Crimes of the Black Cat", it bears no resemblance with Edgar Allan Poe's short story.

Answer: Four Flies on Grey Velvet

The scores for Argento's Animal Trilogy ("The Bird with the Crystal Plumage", "The Cat o' Nine Tails" and "Four Flies on Grey Velvet") were composed by Ennio Morricone.
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Goblin composed the score to Argento's masterpieces "Deep Red", "Suspiria", "Tenebrae", "Phenomena", "Opera" and "Sleepless".

Answer: Duckling

We have the 1971 films "The Bloodstained Butterfly" by Duccio Tessari, "The Case of the Scorpion's Tail" by Sergio Martino and "The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire" by Riccardo Freda.

"Don't Torture a Duckling" is a 1972 film directed by Lucio Fulci starring Florinda Bolkan, Tomas Milian and Barbara Bouchet. Is is set in a small Italian village where children are being murdered, thus attracting journalists and cops to the place among local panic.

Answer: Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll

"Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll" is a 1974 Spanish film starring Paul Naschy, Diana Lorys and Eva Leon. It was directed by Carlos Aured and is about a drifter who gets a job as a handyman in a estate owned by three women. Meanwhile, blue-eyed women are being murdered by a serial killer, who gouges out the victims' eyes.