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Umberto Lenzi

Umberto Lenzi

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

06/08/1931

Day of Death

19/10/2017
(86) years old

Place of Birth

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

All the Colors of Giallo

All the Colors of Giallo

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

Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human

Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

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

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

I Tarantiniani

I Tarantiniani

Filmography

Crew

1992

Mean Tricks

as Director

1991

Hunt for the Golden Scorpion

as Director

1991

Hunt for the Golden Scorpion

as Screenstory

1991

Black Demons

as Director

1991

Black Demons

as Story

1991

Black Demons

as Camera Operator

1991

Detective Malone

as Director

1990

Cop Target

as Director

1989

The Hell's Gate

as Director

1989

The Hell's Gate

as Story

1989

The Hell's Gate

as Writer

1989

Nightmare Beach

as Director

1989

Nightmare Beach

as Story

1989

Nightmare Beach

as Screenplay

1989

Nightmare Beach

as Technical Advisor

1989

Hitcher in the Dark

as Director

1989

The House of Lost Souls

as Director

1989

The House of Lost Souls

as Screenplay

1989

The House of Lost Souls

as Story

1989

The House of Witchcraft

as Director

1989

The House of Witchcraft

as Writer

1989

Hitcher in the Dark

as Screenstory

1988

Primal Rage

as Writer

1988

Ghosthouse

as Director

1988

Ghosthouse

as Story

1988

Striker

as Writer

1987

Wartime

as Director

1987

Wartime

as Screenplay

1987

Wartime

as Screenstory

1986

Bridge to Hell

as Director

1986

Bridge to Hell

as Screenplay

1986

Bridge to Hell

as Screenstory

1985

Wild Team

as Director

1983

Ironmaster

as Director

1982

Fatty Girl Goes to New York

as Director

1982

Daughter of the Jungle

as Director

1982

Pierino the Pest to the Rescue

as Director

1981

Cannibal Ferox

as Director

1981

Cannibal Ferox

as Story

1981

Cannibal Ferox

as Screenplay

1980

Nightmare City

as Director

1980

Eaten Alive!

as Director

1980

Eaten Alive!

as Screenplay

1980

Eaten Alive!

as Story

1979

Scusi, lei è normale?

as Director

1979

Scusi, lei è normale?

as Story

1979

Scusi, lei è normale?

as Screenplay

1979

From Corleone to Brooklyn

as Director

1979

From Corleone to Brooklyn

as Screenplay

1979

From Corleone to Brooklyn

as Story

1979

From Hell to Victory

as Director

1979

From Hell to Victory

as Story

1978

The Biggest Battle

as Director

1978

The Biggest Battle

as Screenplay

1978

The Biggest Battle

as Story

1977

Brothers Till We Die

as Director

1977

Brothers Till We Die

as Story

1977

Brothers Till We Die

as Screenplay

1977

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

as Director

1977

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

as Screenplay

1976

Death Rage

as Producer

1976

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

as Director

1976

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

as Story

1976

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

as Director

1976

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

as Writer

1976

Violent Naples

as Director

1975

Syndicate Sadists

as Director

1975

Manhunt in the City

as Director

1975

Manhunt in the City

as Story

1975

Manhunt in the City

as Screenplay

1975

The Killer Must Kill Again

as Producer

1975

Eyeball

as Director

1975

Eyeball

as Screenplay

1975

Eyeball

as Story

1974

Almost Human

as Director

1974

Spasmo

as Director

1974

Spasmo

as Screenplay

1973

Gang War in Milan

as Director

1973

Gang War in Milan

as Screenplay

1972

Knife of Ice

as Director

1972

Knife of Ice

as Screenplay

1972

Man from Deep River

as Director

1972

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

as Director

1972

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

as Screenplay

1972

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

as Story

1971

Oasis of Fear

as Director

1971

Oasis of Fear

as Writer

1970

A Quiet Place to Kill

as Director

1969

So Sweet... So Perverse

as Director

1969

Battle of the Commandos

as Director

1969

Tarzan in the Golden Grotto

as Screenplay

1969

Paranoia

as Director

1969

Paranoia

as Writer

1968

A Gun for One Hundred Graves

as Director

1968

A Gun for One Hundred Graves

as Screenplay

1968

Son of Black Eagle

as Story

1968

Go For Broke

as Director

1967

Desert Commandos

as Director

1967

Desert Commandos

as Screenplay

1967

Desert Commandos

as Story

1966

Kriminal

as Director

1966

Kriminal

as Screenplay

1966

A Million Dollars for 7 Murders

as Director

1966

A Million Dollars for 7 Murders

as Screenplay

1966

The Spy Who Loved Flowers

as Director

1966

The Spy Who Loved Flowers

as Screenplay

1966

The Spy Who Loved Flowers

as Screenstory

1965

SuperSeven Calling Cairo

as Director

1965

SuperSeven Calling Cairo

as Novel

1965

008: Operation Exterminate

as Director

1965

008: Operation Exterminate

as Screenplay

1965

008: Operation Exterminate

as Story

1965

Temple of a Thousand Lights

as Director

1964

Three Sergeants of Bengal

as Director

1964

Three Sergeants of Bengal

as Screenstory

1964

The Pirates of Malaysia

as Director

1964

Messalina Against the Son of Hercules

as Director

1964

Temple of the White Elephant

as Director

1964

Temple of the White Elephant

as Screenplay

1964

Temple of the White Elephant

as Screenstory

1963

Sandokan the Great

as Director

1963

Sandokan the Great

as Writer

1963

Samson and the Slave Queen

as Director

1963

Samson and the Slave Queen

as Story

1963

Samson and the Slave Queen

as Screenplay

1963

Slave Girls of Sheba

as Screenplay

1963

Slave Girls of Sheba

as Story

1963

The Invincible Masked Rider

as Director

1963

The Invincible Masked Rider

as Screenplay

1963

Catherine of Russia

as Director

1963

Catherine of Russia

as Story

1963

Catherine of Russia

as Screenplay

1962

The Triumph of Robin Hood

as Director

1962

Duel of Fire

as Director

1961

The Adventures of Mary Read

as Director

1961

I Kiss... You Kiss

as First Assistant Director

1961

Guns of the Black Witch

as First Assistant Director

1961

Constantine and the Cross

as First Assistant Director

1958

An Italian in Greece

as Director

1958

An Italian in Greece

as Writer

1958

An Italian in Greece

as Editor