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Giallo

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Giallo

"To Catch a Killer, You Must Think Like a Killer!"

2010

1h 32m

4.2(180 votes)

Crime

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

In Italy, a woman fears her sister has been kidnapped; Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears it's worse. They team up to rescue her from a sadistic killer known only as Yellow.

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Hannibal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Inspector Enzo Avolfi

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Linda

Elsa Pataky

Elsa Pataky

Celine

Robert Miano

Robert Miano

Chief Inspector Mori

Valentina Izumi

Valentina Izumi

Keiko

Taiyo Yamanouchi

Taiyo Yamanouchi

Toshi

Daniela Fazzolari

Daniela Fazzolari

Sophia

Luis Molteni

Luis Molteni

Sal

Sato Oi

Midori

Lorenzo Iacona

Investigator

Creative team

Directed by: Dario Argento
Written by: Dario Argento
Jim Agnew
Produced by: Rafael Primorac
Richard Rionda Del Castro

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