Umberto Lenzi
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 6, 1931 (95 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
| 2026 | Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinemaSelf | |
| 2024 | Deodato vs Lenziself | |
| 2019 | All the Colors of GialloSelf - Director (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation TitanHimself | |
| 2017 | Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost HumanHimself | |
| 2016 | Mondo Cannibale | |
| 2016 | Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies | |
| 2016 | Armed to the Teeth... Again | |
| 2016 | Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the GialloSelf | |
| 2015 | Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film | |
| 2013 | I TarantinianiSelf | |
| 2012 | German GruselSelf | |
| 2008 | Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1Self | |
| 2005 | Like a Beast... AlmostHimself | |
| 2003 | Italian Kings Of BSelf | |
| 1990 | Cop TargetCard Player in Casino | |
| 1980 | Nightmare CityReporter (uncredited) | |
| 1958 | Love and Chatter |
| 1976 | Death RageProducer | |
| 1975 | The Killer Must Kill AgainProducer |
| 1992 | Mean TricksDirector | |
| 1991 | Black DemonsDirector | |
| 1991 | Detective MaloneDirector | |
| 1991 | Hunt for the Golden ScorpionDirector | |
| 1990 | Cop TargetDirector | |
| 1989 | Hitcher in the DarkDirector | |
| 1989 | The Hell's GateDirector | |
| 1989 | The House of Lost SoulsDirector | |
| 1989 | The House of WitchcraftDirector | |
| 1989 | Nightmare BeachDirector | |
| 1988 | GhosthouseDirector | |
| 1987 | WartimeDirector | |
| 1986 | Bridge to HellDirector | |
| 1985 | Wild TeamDirector | |
| 1983 | IronmasterDirector | |
| 1982 | Daughter of the JungleDirector | |
| 1982 | Pierino the Pest to the RescueDirector | |
| 1982 | Fatty Girl Goes to New YorkDirector | |
| 1981 | Cannibal FeroxDirector | |
| 1980 | Eaten Alive!Director | |
| 1980 | Nightmare CityDirector | |
| 1979 | From Hell to VictoryDirector | |
| 1979 | From Corleone to BrooklynDirector | |
| 1979 | Scusi, lei è normale?Director | |
| 1978 | The Biggest BattleDirector | |
| 1977 | Brothers Till We DieDirector | |
| 1977 | The Cynic, the Rat & the FistDirector | |
| 1976 | Rome, Armed to the TeethDirector | |
| 1976 | Free Hand for a Tough CopDirector | |
| 1976 | Violent NaplesDirector | |
| 1975 | EyeballDirector | |
| 1975 | Syndicate SadistsDirector | |
| 1975 | Manhunt in the CityDirector | |
| 1974 | Almost HumanDirector | |
| 1974 | SpasmoDirector | |
| 1973 | Gang War in MilanDirector | |
| 1972 | Knife of IceDirector | |
| 1972 | Man from Deep RiverDirector | |
| 1972 | Seven Blood-Stained OrchidsDirector | |
| 1971 | Oasis of FearDirector | |
| 1970 | A Quiet Place to KillDirector | |
| 1969 | ParanoiaDirector | |
| 1969 | So Sweet... So PerverseDirector | |
| 1969 | Battle of the CommandosDirector | |
| 1968 | Go For BrokeDirector | |
| 1968 | A Gun for One Hundred GravesDirector | |
| 1967 | Desert CommandosDirector | |
| 1966 | KriminalDirector | |
| 1966 | The Spy Who Loved FlowersDirector | |
| 1966 | A Million Dollars for 7 MurdersDirector | |
| 1965 | Temple of a Thousand LightsDirector | |
| 1965 | SuperSeven Calling CairoDirector | |
| 1965 | 008: Operation ExterminateDirector | |
| 1964 | Temple of the White ElephantDirector | |
| 1964 | The Pirates of MalaysiaDirector | |
| 1964 | Messalina Against the Son of HerculesDirector | |
| 1964 | Three Sergeants of BengalDirector | |
| 1963 | Sandokan the GreatDirector | |
| 1963 | Samson and the Slave QueenDirector | |
| 1963 | Catherine of RussiaDirector | |
| 1963 | The Invincible Masked RiderDirector | |
| 1962 | Duel of FireDirector | |
| 1962 | The Triumph of Robin HoodDirector | |
| 1961 | The Adventures of Mary ReadDirector | |
| 1961 | I Kiss... You KissFirst Assistant Director | |
| 1961 | Guns of the Black WitchFirst Assistant Director | |
| 1961 | Constantine and the CrossFirst Assistant Director | |
| 1959 | Ragazzi di TrastevereDirector | |
| 1958 | An Italian in GreeceDirector |
| 1991 | Hunt for the Golden ScorpionScreenstory | |
| 1991 | Black DemonsStory | |
| 1989 | The House of Lost SoulsScreenplay | |
| 1989 | The House of Lost SoulsStory | |
| 1989 | The House of WitchcraftWriter | |
| 1989 | Hitcher in the DarkScreenstory | |
| 1989 | Nightmare BeachStory | |
| 1989 | Nightmare BeachScreenplay | |
| 1989 | The Hell's GateStory | |
| 1989 | The Hell's GateWriter | |
| 1988 | GhosthouseStory | |
| 1988 | Primal RageWriter | |
| 1988 | StrikerWriter | |
| 1987 | WartimeScreenplay | |
| 1987 | WartimeScreenstory | |
| 1986 | Bridge to HellScreenplay | |
| 1986 | Bridge to HellScreenstory | |
| 1981 | Cannibal FeroxStory | |
| 1981 | Cannibal FeroxScreenplay | |
| 1980 | Eaten Alive!Screenplay | |
| 1980 | Eaten Alive!Story | |
| 1979 | Scusi, lei è normale?Story | |
| 1979 | Scusi, lei è normale?Screenplay | |
| 1979 | From Hell to VictoryStory | |
| 1979 | From Corleone to BrooklynScreenplay | |
| 1979 | From Corleone to BrooklynStory | |
| 1978 | The Biggest BattleScreenplay | |
| 1978 | The Biggest BattleStory | |
| 1977 | The Cynic, the Rat & the FistScreenplay | |
| 1977 | Brothers Till We DieStory | |
| 1977 | Brothers Till We DieScreenplay | |
| 1976 | Free Hand for a Tough CopWriter | |
| 1976 | Rome, Armed to the TeethStory | |
| 1975 | Manhunt in the CityStory | |
| 1975 | Manhunt in the CityScreenplay | |
| 1975 | EyeballScreenplay | |
| 1975 | EyeballStory | |
| 1974 | SpasmoScreenplay | |
| 1973 | Gang War in MilanScreenplay | |
| 1972 | Knife of IceScreenplay | |
| 1972 | Seven Blood-Stained OrchidsScreenplay | |
| 1972 | Seven Blood-Stained OrchidsStory | |
| 1971 | Oasis of FearWriter | |
| 1969 | ParanoiaWriter | |
| 1969 | Tarzan in the Golden GrottoScreenplay | |
| 1968 | A Gun for One Hundred GravesScreenplay | |
| 1968 | Son of Black EagleStory | |
| 1967 | Desert CommandosScreenplay | |
| 1967 | Desert CommandosStory | |
| 1966 | The Spy Who Loved FlowersScreenplay | |
| 1966 | The Spy Who Loved FlowersScreenstory | |
| 1966 | A Million Dollars for 7 MurdersScreenplay | |
| 1966 | KriminalScreenplay | |
| 1965 | SuperSeven Calling CairoNovel | |
| 1965 | 008: Operation ExterminateScreenplay | |
| 1965 | 008: Operation ExterminateStory | |
| 1964 | Temple of the White ElephantScreenplay | |
| 1964 | Three Sergeants of BengalScreenstory | |
| 1964 | Temple of the White ElephantScreenstory | |
| 1963 | Sandokan the GreatWriter | |
| 1963 | The Invincible Masked RiderScreenplay | |
| 1963 | Samson and the Slave QueenStory | |
| 1963 | Samson and the Slave QueenScreenplay | |
| 1963 | Catherine of RussiaStory | |
| 1963 | Catherine of RussiaScreenplay | |
| 1963 | Slave Girls of ShebaScreenplay | |
| 1963 | Slave Girls of ShebaStory | |
| 1959 | Ragazzi di TrastevereStory | |
| 1958 | An Italian in GreeceWriter |
| 1989 | Nightmare BeachTechnical Advisor | |
| 1959 | Ragazzi di TrastevereScript |