5.5Directing
Umberto Lenzi
- Born
- 1931-08-06
- Died
- 2017-10-19
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
92 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinema
2026 · Movie
Self
Deodato vs Lenzi
2024 · Movie
self
All the Colors of Giallo
2019 · Movie
Self - Director (archive footage)
All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan
2018 · Movie
Himself
Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human
2017 · Movie
Himself
Armed to the Teeth... Again
2016 · Movie
Cast
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016 · Movie
Cast
Mondo Cannibale
2016 · Movie
Cast
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016 · Movie
Self
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015 · Movie
Cast
I Tarantiniani
2013 · Movie
Self
German Grusel
2012 · Movie
Self
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
2008 · Movie
Self
Like a Beast... Almost
2005 · Movie
Himself
Italian Kings Of B
2003 · Movie
Self
Mean Tricks
1992 · Movie
Director
Black Demons
1991 · Movie
Director · Story · Camera Operator
Detective Malone
1991 · Movie
Director
Hunt for the Golden Scorpion
1991 · Movie
Screenstory · Director
Cop Target
1990 · Movie
Card Player in Casino · Director
Hitcher in the Dark
1989 · Movie
Director · Screenstory
Nightmare Beach
1989 · Movie
Technical Advisor · Story · Director · Screenplay
The Hell's Gate
1989 · Movie
Director · Story · Writer
The House of Lost Souls
1989 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story
The House of Witchcraft
1989 · Movie
Director · Writer
Ghosthouse
1988 · Movie
Director · Story
Primal Rage
1988 · Movie
Writer
Striker
1988 · Movie
Writer
Wartime
1987 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Screenstory
Bridge to Hell
1986 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Screenstory
Wild Team
1985 · Movie
Director
Ironmaster
1983 · Movie
Director
Daughter of the Jungle
1982 · Movie
Director
Fatty Girl Goes to New York
1982 · Movie
Director
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
1982 · Movie
Director
Cannibal Ferox
1981 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story
Eaten Alive!
1980 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story
Nightmare City
1980 · Movie
Reporter (uncredited) · Director
From Corleone to Brooklyn
1979 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story
From Hell to Victory
1979 · Movie
Director · Story
Scusi, lei è normale?
1979 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story
The Biggest Battle
1978 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story
Brothers Till We Die
1977 · Movie
Director · Story · Screenplay
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
1977 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Death Rage
1976 · Movie
Producer
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
1976 · Movie
Writer · Director
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
1976 · Movie
Director · Story
Violent Naples
1976 · Movie
Director
Eyeball
1975 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story
Manhunt in the City
1975 · Movie
Director · Story · Screenplay
Syndicate Sadists
1975 · Movie
Director
The Killer Must Kill Again
1975 · Movie
Producer
Almost Human
1974 · Movie
Director
Spasmo
1974 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Gang War in Milan
1973 · Movie
Screenplay · Director
Knife of Ice
1972 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Man from Deep River
1972 · Movie
Director
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
1972 · Movie
Story · Director · Screenplay
Oasis of Fear
1971 · Movie
Director · Writer
A Quiet Place to Kill
1970 · Movie
Director
Battle of the Commandos
1969 · Movie
Director
Paranoia
1969 · Movie
Writer · Director
So Sweet... So Perverse
1969 · Movie
Director
Tarzan in the Golden Grotto
1969 · Movie
Screenplay
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
1968 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Go For Broke
1968 · Movie
Director
Son of Black Eagle
1968 · Movie
Story
Desert Commandos
1967 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story
A Million Dollars for 7 Murders
1966 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Kriminal
1966 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
The Spy Who Loved Flowers
1966 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Screenstory
008: Operation Exterminate
1965 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story
SuperSeven Calling Cairo
1965 · Movie
Director · Novel
Temple of a Thousand Lights
1965 · Movie
Director
Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
1964 · Movie
Director
Temple of the White Elephant
1964 · Movie
Screenplay · Director · Screenstory
The Pirates of Malaysia
1964 · Movie
Director
Three Sergeants of Bengal
1964 · Movie
Director · Story
Catherine of Russia
1963 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story
Samson and the Slave Queen
1963 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story
Sandokan the Great
1963 · Movie
Director · Writer
Slave Girls of Sheba
1963 · Movie
Screenplay · Story
The Invincible Masked Rider
1963 · Movie
Screenplay · Director
Duel of Fire
1962 · Movie
Director
The Triumph of Robin Hood
1962 · Movie
Director
Constantine and the Cross
1961 · Movie
First Assistant Director
Guns of the Black Witch
1961 · Movie
First Assistant Director
I Kiss... You Kiss
1961 · Movie
First Assistant Director
The Adventures of Mary Read
1961 · Movie
Director
Ragazzi di Trastevere
1959 · Movie
Director · Script · Story
An Italian in Greece
1958 · Movie
Writer · Director · Editor
Love and Chatter
1958 · Movie
Cast