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Umberto Lenzi

Directing

Umberto Lenzi

Born August 6, 1931 — died October 19, 2017 · Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy

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

Cannibal Ferox

Cannibal Ferox

1981 · Director

Nightmare City

Nightmare City

1980 · Reporter (uncredited)

Nightmare City

Nightmare City

1980 · Director

Eaten Alive!

Eaten Alive!

1980 · Director

Ghosthouse

Ghosthouse

1988 · Director

Almost Human

Almost Human

1974 · Director

Nightmare Beach

Nightmare Beach

1989 · Technical Advisor

Man from Deep River

Man from Deep River

1972 · Director

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

1972 · Story

Eyeball

Eyeball

1975 · Director

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

1976 · Director

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

1977 · Director

Directing

Mean Tricks

Mean Tricks

1992 · Director

Black Demons

Black Demons

1991 · Director

Detective Malone

Detective Malone

1991 · Director

Cop Target

Cop Target

1990 · Director

Hitcher in the Dark

Hitcher in the Dark

1989 · Director

The Hell's Gate

The Hell's Gate

1989 · Director

The House of Lost Souls

The House of Lost Souls

1989 · Director

The House of Witchcraft

The House of Witchcraft

1989 · Director

Ghosthouse

Ghosthouse

1988 · Director

Wartime

Wartime

1987 · Director

Bridge to Hell

Bridge to Hell

1986 · Director

Wild Team

Wild Team

1985 · Director

Ironmaster

Ironmaster

1983 · Director

Daughter of the Jungle

Daughter of the Jungle

1982 · Director

Pierino the Pest to the Rescue

Pierino the Pest to the Rescue

1982 · Director

Fatty Girl Goes to New York

Fatty Girl Goes to New York

1982 · Director

Cannibal Ferox

Cannibal Ferox

1981 · Director

Eaten Alive!

Eaten Alive!

1980 · Director

Nightmare City

Nightmare City

1980 · Director

From Hell to Victory

From Hell to Victory

1979 · Director

From Corleone to Brooklyn

From Corleone to Brooklyn

1979 · Director

Scusi, lei è normale?

Scusi, lei è normale?

1979 · Director

The Biggest Battle

The Biggest Battle

1978 · Director

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

1977 · Director

Writing

Hunt for the Golden Scorpion

Hunt for the Golden Scorpion

1991 · Screenstory

Primal Rage

Primal Rage

1988 · Writer

Striker

Striker

1988 · Writer

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

1976 · Writer

Gang War in Milan

Gang War in Milan

1973 · Screenplay

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

1972 · Story

Paranoia

Paranoia

1969 · Writer

Tarzan in the Golden Grotto

Tarzan in the Golden Grotto

1969 · Screenplay

Son of Black Eagle

Son of Black Eagle

1968 · Story

Temple of the White Elephant

Temple of the White Elephant

1964 · Screenplay

The Invincible Masked Rider

The Invincible Masked Rider

1963 · Screenplay

Slave Girls of Sheba

Slave Girls of Sheba

1963 · Screenplay

An Italian in Greece

An Italian in Greece

1958 · Writer

Production

Death Rage

Death Rage

1976 · Producer

The Killer Must Kill Again

The Killer Must Kill Again

1975 · Producer

Crew

Nightmare Beach

Nightmare Beach

1989 · Technical Advisor

Acting

Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinema

Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinema

2026 · Self

Deodato vs Lenzi

Deodato vs Lenzi

2024 · self

All the Colors of Giallo

All the Colors of Giallo

2019 · Self - Director (archive footage)

All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan

All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan

2018 · Himself

Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human

Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human

2017 · Himself

Mondo Cannibale

Mondo Cannibale

2016

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

2016

Armed to the Teeth... Again

Armed to the Teeth... Again

2016

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

2016 · Self

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

2015

I Tarantiniani

I Tarantiniani

2013 · Self

German Grusel

German Grusel

2012 · Self

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

2008 · Self

Like a Beast... Almost

Like a Beast... Almost

2005 · Himself

Italian Kings Of B

Italian Kings Of B

2003 · Self

Cop Target

Cop Target

1990 · Card Player in Casino

Nightmare City

Nightmare City

1980 · Reporter (uncredited)

Love and Chatter

Love and Chatter

1958