Umberto Lenzi
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 6, 1931
- Died
- October 19, 2017
- Birthplace
- 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
Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinema 2026
as Self
- Deodato vs Lenzi
Deodato vs Lenzi 2024
as self
All the Colors of Giallo 2019
as Self - Director (archive footage)
All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan 2018
as Himself
Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human 2017
as Himself
- Mondo Cannibale
Mondo Cannibale 2016
Actor
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies 2016
Actor
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo 2016
as Self
- Armed to the Teeth... Again
Armed to the Teeth... Again 2016
Actor
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film 2015
Actor
I Tarantiniani 2013
as Self
German Grusel 2012
as Self
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 2008
as Self
Like a Beast... Almost 2005
as Himself
Italian Kings Of B 2003
as Self
Mean Tricks 1992
Director
Hunt for the Golden Scorpion 1991
Director, Screenstory
Black Demons 1991
Director, Story, Camera Operator
Detective Malone 1991
Director
Cop Target 1990
as Card Player in Casino, Director
The Hell's Gate 1989
Director, Story, Writer
Nightmare Beach 1989
Director, Story, Screenplay, Technical Advisor
The House of Witchcraft 1989
Director, Writer
The House of Lost Souls 1989
Director, Screenplay, Story
Hitcher in the Dark 1989
Director, Screenstory
Primal Rage 1988
Writer
Ghosthouse 1988
Director, Story
Striker 1988
Writer
Wartime 1987
Director, Screenplay, Screenstory
Bridge to Hell 1986
Director, Screenplay, Screenstory
Wild Team 1985
Director
Ironmaster 1983
Director
Fatty Girl Goes to New York 1982
Director
Daughter of the Jungle 1982
Director
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue 1982
Director
Cannibal Ferox 1981
Director, Story, Screenplay
Nightmare City 1980
as Reporter (uncredited), Director
Eaten Alive! 1980
Director, Screenplay, Story
Scusi, lei è normale? 1979
Director, Story, Screenplay
From Corleone to Brooklyn 1979
Director, Screenplay, Story
From Hell to Victory 1979
Director, Story
The Biggest Battle 1978
Director, Screenplay, Story
Brothers Till We Die 1977
Director, Story, Screenplay
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist 1977
Director, Screenplay
Death Rage 1976
Producer
Rome, Armed to the Teeth 1976
Director, Story
Free Hand for a Tough Cop 1976
Director, Writer
Violent Naples 1976
Director
Syndicate Sadists 1975
Director
Manhunt in the City 1975
Director, Story, Screenplay
The Killer Must Kill Again 1975
Producer
Eyeball 1975
Director, Screenplay, Story
Almost Human 1974
Director
Spasmo 1974
Director, Screenplay
Gang War in Milan 1973
Director, Screenplay
Knife of Ice 1972
Director, Screenplay, Story
Man from Deep River 1972
Director
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids 1972
Director, Screenplay, Story
Oasis of Fear 1971
Director, Writer
A Quiet Place to Kill 1970
Director
So Sweet... So Perverse 1969
Director
Battle of the Commandos 1969
Director
Tarzan in the Golden Grotto 1969
Screenplay
Paranoia 1969
Director, Writer
A Gun for One Hundred Graves 1968
Director, Screenplay
Son of Black Eagle 1968
Story
Go For Broke 1968
Director
Desert Commandos 1967
Director, Screenplay, Story
Kriminal 1966
Director, Screenplay
A Million Dollars for 7 Murders 1966
Director, Screenplay
The Spy Who Loved Flowers 1966
Director, Screenplay, Screenstory
SuperSeven Calling Cairo 1965
Director, Novel
008: Operation Exterminate 1965
Director, Screenplay, Story
Temple of a Thousand Lights 1965
Director
Three Sergeants of Bengal 1964
Director, Story
The Pirates of Malaysia 1964
Director
Messalina Against the Son of Hercules 1964
Director
Temple of the White Elephant 1964
Director, Screenplay, Screenstory
Sandokan the Great 1963
Director, Writer
Samson and the Slave Queen 1963
Director, Story, Screenplay
Slave Girls of Sheba 1963
Screenplay, Story
The Invincible Masked Rider 1963
Director, Screenplay
Catherine of Russia 1963
Director, Story, Screenplay
The Triumph of Robin Hood 1962
Director
Duel of Fire 1962
Director
The Adventures of Mary Read 1961
Director
I Kiss... You Kiss 1961
First Assistant Director
Guns of the Black Witch 1961
First Assistant Director
Constantine and the Cross 1961
First Assistant Director
Ragazzi di Trastevere 1959
Director, Script, Story
Love and Chatter 1958
Actor
An Italian in Greece 1958
Director, Writer, Editor
Credits from TMDB.