Umberto Lenzi
Directing1931Massa 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
Nightmare City
Reporter (uncredited)
All the Colors of Giallo
Self - Director (archive footage)
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Self
Love and Chatter
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
Cop Target
Card Player in Casino
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
Self
Acting History
2024
Deodato vs Lenzi
as self
2019
All the Colors of Giallo
as Self - Director (archive footage)
2017
2013
I Tarantiniani
as Self
2012
German Grusel
as Self
2008
2005
Like a Beast... Almost
as Himself
2003
Italian Kings Of B
as Self
1992
Mean Tricks
Director
1991
Black Demons
Director
Black Demons
Camera Operator
Black Demons
Story
Detective Malone
Director
Hunt for the Golden Scorpion
Director
Hunt for the Golden Scorpion
Screenstory
1990
Cop Target
as Card Player in Casino
Cop Target
Director
1989
Nightmare Beach
Technical Advisor
Nightmare Beach
Story
Nightmare Beach
Director
Nightmare Beach
Screenplay
The Hell's Gate
Director
The Hell's Gate
Story
The Hell's Gate
Writer
Hitcher in the Dark
Director
Hitcher in the Dark
Screenstory
The House of Lost Souls
Director
The House of Lost Souls
Screenplay
The House of Witchcraft
Director
The House of Witchcraft
Writer
1988
1986
1985
Wild Team
Director
1983
Ironmaster
Director
1982
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
Director
Fatty Girl Goes to New York
Director
Daughter of the Jungle
Director
1981
1980
Nightmare City
as Reporter (uncredited)
Nightmare City
Director
Eaten Alive!
Director
Eaten Alive!
Screenplay
Eaten Alive!
Story
1979
Scusi, lei è normale?
Director
Scusi, lei è normale?
Screenplay
From Corleone to Brooklyn
Director
From Corleone to Brooklyn
Screenplay
From Hell to Victory
Director
From Hell to Victory
Story
1978
1977
Brothers Till We Die
Director
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Director
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Screenplay
Brothers Till We Die
Story
Brothers Till We Die
Screenplay
1976
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
Director
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
Director
Death Rage
Producer
Violent Naples
Director
1975
Syndicate Sadists
Director
Eyeball
Director
Eyeball
Screenplay
Eyeball
Story
Manhunt in the City
Director
Manhunt in the City
Story
Manhunt in the City
Screenplay
The Killer Must Kill Again
Producer
1974
1973
Gang War in Milan
Director
Gang War in Milan
Screenplay
1972
Man from Deep River
Director
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Screenplay
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Director
Knife of Ice
Director
Knife of Ice
Screenplay
1971
Oasis of Fear
Director
Oasis of Fear
Writer
1970
A Quiet Place to Kill
Director
1969
Paranoia
Writer
Paranoia
Director
Tarzan in the Golden Grotto
Screenplay
So Sweet... So Perverse
Director
Battle of the Commandos
Director
1968
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
Director
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
Screenplay
Go For Broke
Director
Son of Black Eagle
Story
1967
1966
The Spy Who Loved Flowers
Director
The Spy Who Loved Flowers
Screenplay
The Spy Who Loved Flowers
Screenstory
Kriminal
Director
Kriminal
Screenplay
A Million Dollars for 7 Murders
Director
A Million Dollars for 7 Murders
Screenplay
1965
SuperSeven Calling Cairo
Director
Temple of a Thousand Lights
Director
008: Operation Exterminate
Director
008: Operation Exterminate
Screenplay
1964
Temple of the White Elephant
Screenplay
Temple of the White Elephant
Director
Temple of the White Elephant
Screenstory
The Pirates of Malaysia
Director
Three Sergeants of Bengal
Screenstory
Three Sergeants of Bengal
Director
1963
Samson and the Slave Queen
Director
The Invincible Masked Rider
Director
The Invincible Masked Rider
Screenplay
Samson and the Slave Queen
Screenplay
Sandokan the Great
Director
Sandokan the Great
Writer
Catherine of Russia
Director
Catherine of Russia
Story
Catherine of Russia
Screenplay
Slave Girls of Sheba
Screenplay
Slave Girls of Sheba
Story
1962
Duel of Fire
Director
The Triumph of Robin Hood
Director
1961
Constantine and the Cross
First Assistant Director
The Adventures of Mary Read
Director
I Kiss... You Kiss
First Assistant Director
Guns of the Black Witch
First Assistant Director
1958