Umberto Lenzi

Director

Born: August 6, 1931
Died: October 19, 2017 (age 86)
From: Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy

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).

Filmography (82)

Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinema (2026)
Self
Deodato vs Lenzi
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
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
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)
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Hunt for the Golden Scorpion (1991)
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Black Demons (1991)
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Detective Malone (1991)
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Cop Target (1990)
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The Hell's Gate (1989)
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Nightmare Beach (1989)
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Hitcher in the Dark (1989)
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The House of Lost Souls (1989)
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The House of Witchcraft (1989)
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Ghosthouse (1988)
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Wartime (1987)
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Bridge to Hell (1986)
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Wild Team (1985)
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Ironmaster (1983)
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