Umberto Lenzi
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).
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Movies (92)

Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinema
2026 · Self
Deodato vs Lenzi
2024 · self

All the Colors of Giallo
2019 · Self - Director (archive footage)

All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan
2018 · Himself

Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human
2017 · Himself
Mondo Cannibale
2016

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016 · Self
Armed to the Teeth... Again
2016

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015

I Tarantiniani
2013 · Self

German Grusel
2012 · Self

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
2008 · Self

Like a Beast... Almost
2005 · Himself

Italian Kings Of B
2003 · Self

Mean Tricks
1992 · Director

Hunt for the Golden Scorpion
1991 · Screenstory, Director

Black Demons
1991 · Director, Story, Camera Operator

Detective Malone
1991 · Director

Cop Target
1990 · Card Player in Casino, Director

The Hell's Gate
1989 · Director, Story, Writer

Nightmare Beach
1989 · Technical Advisor, Story, Director, Screenplay

Hitcher in the Dark
1989 · Director, Screenstory

The House of Lost Souls
1989 · Director, Screenplay, Story

The House of Witchcraft
1989 · Director, Writer

Primal Rage
1988 · Writer

Ghosthouse
1988 · Director, Story

Striker
1988 · Writer

Wartime
1987 · Director, Screenplay, Screenstory

Bridge to Hell
1986 · Director, Screenplay, Screenstory

Wild Team
1985 · Director

Ironmaster
1983 · Director

Fatty Girl Goes to New York
1982 · Director

Daughter of the Jungle
1982 · Director

Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
1982 · Director

Cannibal Ferox
1981 · Director, Screenplay, Story

Nightmare City
1980 · Reporter (uncredited), Director

Eaten Alive!
1980 · Director, Screenplay, Story

Scusi, lei è normale?
1979 · Director, Screenplay, Story

From Corleone to Brooklyn
1979 · Director, Screenplay, Story

From Hell to Victory
1979 · Director, Story

The Biggest Battle
1978 · Director, Screenplay, Story

Brothers Till We Die
1977 · Director, Story, Screenplay

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
1977 · Director, Screenplay

Death Rage
1976 · Producer

Rome, Armed to the Teeth
1976 · Director, Story

Free Hand for a Tough Cop
1976 · Writer, Director

Violent Naples
1976 · Director

Syndicate Sadists
1975 · Director

Manhunt in the City
1975 · Director, Story, Screenplay

The Killer Must Kill Again
1975 · Producer

Eyeball
1975 · Director, Screenplay, Story

Almost Human
1974 · Director

Spasmo
1974 · Director, Screenplay

Gang War in Milan
1973 · Screenplay, Director

Knife of Ice
1972 · Director, Screenplay, Story

Man from Deep River
1972 · Director

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972 · Story, Director, Screenplay

Oasis of Fear
1971 · Director, Writer

A Quiet Place to Kill
1970 · Director

So Sweet... So Perverse
1969 · Director

Battle of the Commandos
1969 · Director

Tarzan in the Golden Grotto
1969 · Screenplay

Paranoia
1969 · Writer, Director

A Gun for One Hundred Graves
1968 · Director, Screenplay

Son of Black Eagle
1968 · Story

Go For Broke
1968 · Director

Desert Commandos
1967 · Director, Screenplay, Story

Kriminal
1966 · Director, Screenplay

A Million Dollars for 7 Murders
1966 · Director, Screenplay

The Spy Who Loved Flowers
1966 · Director, Screenplay, Screenstory

SuperSeven Calling Cairo
1965 · Director, Novel

008: Operation Exterminate
1965 · Director, Screenplay, Story

Temple of a Thousand Lights
1965 · Director

Three Sergeants of Bengal
1964 · Director, Story

The Pirates of Malaysia
1964 · Director

Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
1964 · Director

Temple of the White Elephant
1964 · Screenplay, Director, Screenstory

Sandokan the Great
1963 · Director, Writer

Samson and the Slave Queen
1963 · Director, Screenplay, Story

Slave Girls of Sheba
1963 · Screenplay, Story

The Invincible Masked Rider
1963 · Screenplay, Director

Catherine of Russia
1963 · Director, Screenplay, Story

The Triumph of Robin Hood
1962 · Director

Duel of Fire
1962 · Director

The Adventures of Mary Read
1961 · Director

I Kiss... You Kiss
1961 · First Assistant Director

Guns of the Black Witch
1961 · First Assistant Director

Constantine and the Cross
1961 · First Assistant Director

Ragazzi di Trastevere
1959 · Director, Script, Story

Love and Chatter
1958

An Italian in Greece
1958 · Writer, Director, Editor
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