Person

Umberto Lenzi

Directing · 1931–2017 · Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy

Biography

Umberto Lenzi (August 6, 1931—October 19, 2017) was an Italian film director who was very active in low budget crime films, peplums, Eurospy films, spaghetti westerns, Macaroni Combat movies, cannibal films and giallo murder mysteries (in addition to writing many of the screenplays himself).

Known for

Filmography

2026Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinemaSelf
2024Deodato vs Lenziself
2019All the Colors of GialloSelf - Director (archive footage)
2018All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation TitanHimself
2017Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost HumanHimself
2016Mondo Cannibale
2016Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the GialloSelf
2016Armed to the Teeth... Again
2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2013I TarantinianiSelf
2012German GruselSelf
2008Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1Self
2005Like a Beast... AlmostHimself
2003Italian Kings Of BSelf
1992Mean TricksDirector
1991Hunt for the Golden ScorpionDirector
1991Black DemonsDirector
1991Detective MaloneDirector
1990Cop TargetCard Player in Casino
1989The Hell's GateDirector
1989Nightmare BeachStory
1989Hitcher in the DarkDirector
1989The House of Lost SoulsScreenplay
1989The House of WitchcraftDirector
1988Primal RageWriter
1988GhosthouseDirector
1988StrikerWriter
1987WartimeDirector
1986Bridge to HellDirector
1985Wild TeamDirector
1983IronmasterDirector
1982Fatty Girl Goes to New YorkDirector
1982Daughter of the JungleDirector
1982Pierino the Pest to the RescueDirector
1981Cannibal FeroxDirector
1980Nightmare CityReporter (uncredited)
1980Eaten Alive!Director
1979Scusi, lei è normale?Director
1979From Corleone to BrooklynDirector
1979From Hell to VictoryDirector
1978The Biggest BattleDirector
1977Brothers Till We DieDirector
1977The Cynic, the Rat & the FistScreenplay
1976Death RageProducer
1976Rome, Armed to the TeethDirector
1976Free Hand for a Tough CopDirector
1976Violent NaplesDirector
1975Syndicate SadistsDirector
1975Manhunt in the CityDirector
1975The Killer Must Kill AgainProducer
1975EyeballDirector
1974Almost HumanDirector
1974SpasmoDirector
1973Gang War in MilanDirector
1972Knife of IceDirector
1972Man from Deep RiverDirector
1972Seven Blood-Stained OrchidsStory
1971Oasis of FearDirector
1970A Quiet Place to KillDirector
1969So Sweet... So PerverseDirector
1969Battle of the CommandosDirector
1969Tarzan in the Golden GrottoScreenplay
1969ParanoiaWriter
1968A Gun for One Hundred GravesDirector
1968Son of Black EagleStory
1968Go For BrokeDirector
1967Desert CommandosScreenplay
1966KriminalDirector
1966A Million Dollars for 7 MurdersDirector
1966The Spy Who Loved FlowersScreenplay
1965SuperSeven Calling CairoDirector
1965008: Operation ExterminateDirector
1965Temple of a Thousand LightsDirector
1964Three Sergeants of BengalDirector
1964The Pirates of MalaysiaDirector
1964Messalina Against the Son of HerculesDirector
1964Temple of the White ElephantScreenplay
1963Sandokan the GreatDirector
1963Samson and the Slave QueenDirector
1963Slave Girls of ShebaScreenplay
1963The Invincible Masked RiderScreenplay
1963Catherine of RussiaDirector
1962The Triumph of Robin HoodDirector
1962Duel of FireDirector
1961The Adventures of Mary ReadDirector
1961I Kiss... You KissFirst Assistant Director
1961Guns of the Black WitchFirst Assistant Director
1961Constantine and the CrossFirst Assistant Director
1959Ragazzi di TrastevereDirector
1958Love and Chatter
1958An Italian in GreeceWriter

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