Feature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre from its beginnings as early 20th century crime fiction, to its later influences on the modern slasher film genre. Featuring interviews with Dario Argento, Umberto Lenzi, Luigi Cozzi, Richard Stanley, and more.
Direction
Waddell packs decades of scholarship into tight 97 minutes.
Production
Landmark access to Argento, Lenzi, and Deodato in their twilight.
Editing
Clips flow like a giallo itself—stylish, rhythmic, slightly unhinged.
Director
Calum Waddell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Stanley filmed his interview while in production on his doomed 'Island of Dr. Moreau' remake—the chaos energy is palpable.
The title 'Yellow Fever' references the yellow-covered crime novels that birthed the genre, not the disease—though both are contagious and potentially harmful.
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