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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-08-06 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy

Umberto Lenzi

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

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Seven Blood-Stained Orchids

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Cannibal Ferox

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Nightmare Beach

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Eaten Alive!

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Nightmare City

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Ghosthouse

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Constantine and the Cross

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Syndicate Sadists

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Almost Human

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The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

Acting

2024

Deodato vs Lenzi as self

2019

All the Colors of Giallo as Self - Director (archive footage)

2018

All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan as Himself

2017

Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human as Himself

2016

Mondo Cannibale

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

Armed to the Teeth... Again

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo as Himself

2015

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

2013

I Tarantiniani as Self

2012

German Grusel as Self

2008

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 as Self

2005

Like a Beast... Almost as Himself

2003

Italian Kings Of B as Self

1990

Cop Target as Card Player in Casino

1980

Nightmare City as Reporter (uncredited)

1958

Love and Chatter

Directing

1992

Mean Tricks as Director

1991

Black Demons as Director

Detective Malone as Director

Hunt for the Golden Scorpion as Director

1990

Cop Target as Director

1989

Hitcher in the Dark as Director

The Hell's Gate as Director

The House of Lost Souls as Director

The House of Witchcraft as Director

Nightmare Beach as Director

1988

Ghosthouse as Director

1987

Wartime as Director

1986

Bridge to Hell as Director

1985

Wild Team as Director

1983

Ironmaster as Director

1982

Daughter of the Jungle as Director

Pierino the Pest to the Rescue as Director

Fatty Girl Goes to New York as Director

1981

Cannibal Ferox as Director

1980

Eaten Alive! as Director

Nightmare City as Director

1979

From Hell to Victory as Director

From Corleone to Brooklyn as Director

Scusi, lei è normale? as Director

1978

The Biggest Battle as Director

1977

Brothers Till We Die as Director

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist as Director

1976

Rome, Armed to the Teeth as Director

Free Hand for a Tough Cop as Director

Violent Naples as Director

1975

Eyeball as Director

Syndicate Sadists as Director

Manhunt in the City as Director

1974

Almost Human as Director

Spasmo as Director

1973

Gang War in Milan as Director

1972

Knife of Ice as Director

Man from Deep River as Director

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids as Director

1971

Oasis of Fear as Director

1970

A Quiet Place to Kill as Director

1969

Paranoia as Director

So Sweet... So Perverse as Director

Battle of the Commandos as Director

1968

Go For Broke as Director

A Gun for One Hundred Graves as Director

1967

Desert Commandos as Director

1966

Kriminal as Director

The Spy Who Loved Flowers as Director

A Million Dollars for 7 Murders as Director

1965

Temple of a Thousand Lights as Director

SuperSeven Calling Cairo as Director

008: Operation Exterminate as Director

1964

Temple of the White Elephant as Director

The Pirates of Malaysia as Director

Messalina Against the Son of Hercules as Director

Three Sergeants of Bengal as Director

1963

Sandokan the Great as Director

Samson and the Slave Queen as Director

Catherine of Russia as Director

The Invincible Masked Rider as Director

1962

Duel of Fire as Director

The Triumph of Robin Hood as Director

1961

Queen of the Seas as Director

I Kiss... You Kiss as First Assistant Director

Guns of the Black Witch as First Assistant Director

Constantine and the Cross as First Assistant Director

1958

An Italian in Greece as Director

Writing

1991

Hunt for the Golden Scorpion as Screenstory

Black Demons as Story

1989

The House of Lost Souls as Screenplay

The House of Lost Souls as Story

The House of Witchcraft as Writer

Hitcher in the Dark as Screenstory

Nightmare Beach as Story

Nightmare Beach as Screenplay

The Hell's Gate as Story

The Hell's Gate as Writer

1988

Ghosthouse as Story

Primal Rage as Writer

Striker as Writer

1987

Wartime as Screenplay

Wartime as Screenstory

1986

Bridge to Hell as Screenplay

Bridge to Hell as Screenstory

1981

Cannibal Ferox as Story

Cannibal Ferox as Screenplay

1980

Eaten Alive! as Screenplay

Eaten Alive! as Story

1979

Scusi, lei è normale? as Story

Scusi, lei è normale? as Screenplay

From Hell to Victory as Story

From Corleone to Brooklyn as Screenplay

From Corleone to Brooklyn as Story

1978

The Biggest Battle as Screenplay

The Biggest Battle as Story

1977

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist as Screenplay

Brothers Till We Die as Story

Brothers Till We Die as Screenplay

1976

Free Hand for a Tough Cop as Writer

Rome, Armed to the Teeth as Story

1975

Manhunt in the City as Story

Manhunt in the City as Screenplay

Eyeball as Screenplay

Eyeball as Story

1974

Spasmo as Screenplay

1973

Gang War in Milan as Screenplay

1972

Knife of Ice as Screenplay

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids as Screenplay

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids as Story

1971

Oasis of Fear as Writer

1969

Paranoia as Writer

Tarzan in the Golden Grotto as Screenplay

1968

A Gun for One Hundred Graves as Screenplay

Son of Black Eagle as Story

1967

Desert Commandos as Screenplay

Desert Commandos as Story

1966

The Spy Who Loved Flowers as Screenplay

The Spy Who Loved Flowers as Screenstory

A Million Dollars for 7 Murders as Screenplay

Kriminal as Screenplay

1965

SuperSeven Calling Cairo as Novel

008: Operation Exterminate as Screenplay

1964

Temple of the White Elephant as Screenplay

Three Sergeants of Bengal as Screenstory

Temple of the White Elephant as Screenstory

1963

Sandokan the Great as Writer

The Invincible Masked Rider as Screenplay

Samson and the Slave Queen as Story

Samson and the Slave Queen as Screenplay

Catherine of Russia as Story

Catherine of Russia as Screenplay

Slave Girls of Sheba as Screenplay

Slave Girls of Sheba as Story

1958

An Italian in Greece as Writer

Production

1976

Death Rage as Producer

1975

The Killer Must Kill Again as Producer

Editing

1958

An Italian in Greece as Editor

Camera

1991

Black Demons as Camera Operator

Crew

1989

Nightmare Beach as Technical Advisor