WATCHknownThe Bird with the Crystal Plumage
1970 · Italy · 101m
Argento's debut, and the film that turned the giallo into an export industry.
Director · 10 films
Horror films directed by Dario Argento
10 films directed by Dario Argento are catalogued in the ledger, from 1970 to 2001. Countries of origin: Italy, France, USA and Germany. The most common subgenres here are giallo (9), slasher (3), witchcraft (2) and cosmic horror (1). The best-documented entries are Suspiria (1977), Deep Red (1975) and The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970). Of these, 2 were banned, refused or seized somewhere.
The films
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WATCHknownFour Flies on Grey Velvet
1971 · France/Italy · 103m
The third of Argento's Animal Trilogy, and the least seen because it was legally locked away for decades.
WATCHknownThe Cat o' Nine Tails
1971 · France/Germany · 89m
The middle of Argento's Animal Trilogy, and the one he liked least. A blind man and a reporter chase a killer.
WATCHknownDeep Red
1975 · Italy · 126m
Argento's best. Goblin's score does half the work and is fully aware of it.
Goreledger 9/10
WATCHcanonSuspiria
1977 · Italy · 94m
Barely a plot and possibly the most beautiful horror film ever shot.
Goreledger 9/10
WATCHknownInferno
1980 · Italy · 107m
The Suspiria sequel. Less coherent, more beautiful, and has the best underwater sequence Argento shot.
WATCHknownTenebrae
1982 · Italy · 110m
Argento's last great giallo, and the one with the three-minute crane shot up the side of a house.
WATCHknownPhenomena
1985 · Italy · 116m
Jennifer Connelly communicates with insects at a Swiss boarding school, and there is a chimpanzee with a razor.
WATCHknownOpera
1987 · Italy/USA · 103m
Argento's last great film, and the needles taped under the eyes are the image of his career.
WATCHknownSleepless
2001 · Italy · 117m
Argento's late return to the giallo, with Max von Sydow as a retired detective and a genuine nursery-rhyme killer.