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