My Dear Killer DVD, 1972

George Hilton stars in this giallo as Inspector Peretti, a detective who is assigned to the case of a bizarre decapitation. Quickly, Peretti links the murder to a number of others, but ultimately Peretti finds himself at a dead end when all the evidence leads to an unsolved kidnapping. Stylish and brutal, with a suitably eerie score by Ennio Morricone, My Dear Killer is the only Giallo thriller that spaghetti western director Tonino Valerii made - but it's an absorbingly complex and delightfully twisted take on the genre.

Cult Italian director Tonino Valerii is celebrated for his work in the western field, but his sole Giallo -- the lurid and colourful Italian crime genre – is a truly b... more >

Cult Italian director Tonino Valerii is celebrated for his work in the western field, but his sole Giallo -- the lurid and colourful Italian crime genre – is a truly bizarre and disturbing piece. The company have also issued another cult movie, Piero Schivazappa’s The Frightened Woman; erotic, demented and stylish. < less

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