Umberto Lenzi
DirectingBorn
August 6, 1931
Died
October 19, 2017
Place of Birth
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
Italian Kings Of B
2003
Nightmare City
1980
I Tarantiniani
2013
Cop Target
1990
All the Colors of Giallo
2019
Love and Chatter
1958
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
2008
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
German Grusel
2012
Filmography
Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinema
2026
Deodato vs Lenzi
2024
All the Colors of Giallo
2019
All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan
2018
Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human
2017
Mondo Cannibale
2016
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016
Armed to the Teeth... Again
2016
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015
I Tarantiniani
2013
German Grusel
2012
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
2008
Like a Beast... Almost
2005
Italian Kings Of B
2003
Cop Target
1990
Nightmare City
1980
Love and Chatter
1958