Umberto Lenzi

Directing

Umberto Lenzi

Born August 6, 1931Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy86 credits

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

Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinema

Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinema

Movie

2026

10.0

Deodato vs Lenzi

Movie

2024

All the Colors of Giallo
6.9

All the Colors of Giallo

Movie

2019

All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan
6.0

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

Movie

2018

Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human

Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human

Movie

2017

Mondo Cannibale

Movie

2016

Filmography

Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinema
2026Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinemaas SelfMovie
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2024Deodato vs Lenzias selfMovie
All the Colors of Giallo
2019All the Colors of Gialloas Self - Director (archive footage)Movie
All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan
2018All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titanas HimselfMovie
Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human
2017Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Humanas HimselfMovie
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2016Mondo CannibaleMovie
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal MoviesMovie
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Gialloas SelfMovie
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2016Armed to the Teeth... AgainMovie
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal FilmMovie
I Tarantiniani
2013I Tarantinianias SelfMovie
German Grusel
2012German Gruselas SelfMovie
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
2008Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1as SelfMovie
Like a Beast... Almost
2005Like a Beast... Almostas HimselfMovie
Italian Kings Of B
2003Italian Kings Of Bas SelfMovie
Mean Tricks
1992Mean TricksDirectorMovie
Hunt for the Golden Scorpion
1991Hunt for the Golden ScorpionDirectorMovie
Black Demons
1991Black DemonsDirectorMovie
Detective Malone
1991Detective MaloneDirectorMovie
Cop Target
1990Cop Targetas Card Player in CasinoMovie
The Hell's Gate
1989The Hell's GateDirectorMovie
Nightmare Beach
1989Nightmare BeachStoryMovie
Hitcher in the Dark
1989Hitcher in the DarkDirectorMovie
The House of Lost Souls
1989The House of Lost SoulsDirectorMovie
The House of Witchcraft
1989The House of WitchcraftDirectorMovie
Primal Rage
1988Primal RageWriterMovie
Ghosthouse
1988GhosthouseDirectorMovie
Striker
1988StrikerWriterMovie
Wartime
1987WartimeDirectorMovie
Bridge to Hell
1986Bridge to HellDirectorMovie
Wild Team
1985Wild TeamDirectorMovie
Ironmaster
1983IronmasterDirectorMovie
Fatty Girl Goes to New York
1982Fatty Girl Goes to New YorkDirectorMovie
Daughter of the Jungle
1982Daughter of the JungleDirectorMovie
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
1982Pierino the Pest to the RescueDirectorMovie
Cannibal Ferox
1981Cannibal FeroxDirectorMovie
Nightmare City
1980Nightmare Cityas Reporter (uncredited)Movie
Eaten Alive!
1980Eaten Alive!DirectorMovie
Scusi, lei è normale?
1979Scusi, lei è normale?DirectorMovie
From Corleone to Brooklyn
1979From Corleone to BrooklynDirectorMovie
From Hell to Victory
1979From Hell to VictoryDirectorMovie
The Biggest Battle
1978The Biggest BattleDirectorMovie
Brothers Till We Die
1977Brothers Till We DieDirectorMovie
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
1977The Cynic, the Rat & the FistDirectorMovie
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
1976Rome, Armed to the TeethDirectorMovie
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
1976Free Hand for a Tough CopWriterMovie
Violent Naples
1976Violent NaplesDirectorMovie
Syndicate Sadists
1975Syndicate SadistsDirectorMovie
Manhunt in the City
1975Manhunt in the CityDirectorMovie
Eyeball
1975EyeballDirectorMovie
Almost Human
1974Almost HumanDirectorMovie
Spasmo
1974SpasmoDirectorMovie
Gang War in Milan
1973Gang War in MilanDirectorMovie
Knife of Ice
1972Knife of IceDirectorMovie
Man from Deep River
1972Man from Deep RiverDirectorMovie
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972Seven Blood-Stained OrchidsStoryMovie
Oasis of Fear
1971Oasis of FearDirectorMovie
A Quiet Place to Kill
1970A Quiet Place to KillDirectorMovie
So Sweet... So Perverse
1969So Sweet... So PerverseDirectorMovie
Battle of the Commandos
1969Battle of the CommandosDirectorMovie
Paranoia
1969ParanoiaWriterMovie
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
1968A Gun for One Hundred GravesDirectorMovie
Son of Black Eagle
1968Son of Black EagleStoryMovie
Go For Broke
1968Go For BrokeDirectorMovie
Desert Commandos
1967Desert CommandosDirectorMovie
Kriminal
1966KriminalDirectorMovie
A Million Dollars for 7 Murders
1966A Million Dollars for 7 MurdersDirectorMovie
The Spy Who Loved Flowers
1966The Spy Who Loved FlowersDirectorMovie
SuperSeven Calling Cairo
1965SuperSeven Calling CairoDirectorMovie
008: Operation Exterminate
1965008: Operation ExterminateDirectorMovie
Temple of a Thousand Lights
1965Temple of a Thousand LightsDirectorMovie
Three Sergeants of Bengal
1964Three Sergeants of BengalDirectorMovie
The Pirates of Malaysia
1964The Pirates of MalaysiaDirectorMovie
Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
1964Messalina Against the Son of HerculesDirectorMovie
Temple of the White Elephant
1964Temple of the White ElephantDirectorMovie
Sandokan the Great
1963Sandokan the GreatDirectorMovie
Samson and the Slave Queen
1963Samson and the Slave QueenDirectorMovie
Slave Girls of Sheba
1963Slave Girls of ShebaStoryMovie
The Invincible Masked Rider
1963The Invincible Masked RiderDirectorMovie
Catherine of Russia
1963Catherine of RussiaDirectorMovie
The Triumph of Robin Hood
1962The Triumph of Robin HoodDirectorMovie
Duel of Fire
1962Duel of FireDirectorMovie
The Adventures of Mary Read
1961The Adventures of Mary ReadDirectorMovie
Ragazzi di Trastevere
1959Ragazzi di TrastevereDirectorMovie
Love and Chatter
1958Love and ChatterMovie
An Italian in Greece
1958An Italian in GreeceWriterMovie