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
Almost Human
(1974)
Director
Eaten Alive!
(1980)
Director
Nightmare City
(1980)
Director
Nightmare Beach
(1989)
Director
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
(1976)
Director
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
(1977)
Director
Ironmaster
(1983)
Director
The Pirates of Malaysia
(1964)
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
The Triumph of Robin Hood
(1962)
Director
Duel of Fire
(1962)
Director
Sandokan the Great
(1963)
Director
Samson and the Slave Queen
(1963)
Director
Catherine of Russia
(1963)
Director
The Invincible Masked Rider
(1963)
Director
Temple of the White Elephant
(1964)
Director
The Pirates of Malaysia
(1964)
Director
Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
(1964)
Director
Three Sergeants of Bengal
(1964)
Director
Temple of a Thousand Lights
(1965)
Director
SuperSeven Calling Cairo
(1965)
Director
008: Operation Exterminate
(1965)
Director
Kriminal
(1966)
Director
The Spy Who Loved Flowers
(1966)
Director
A Million Dollars for 7 Murders
(1966)
Director
Desert Commandos
(1967)
Director
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
(1968)
Director
Go For Broke
(1968)
Director
Paranoia
(1969)
Director
So Sweet... So Perverse
(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
Eyeball
(1975)
Director
Syndicate Sadists
(1975)
Director
Manhunt in the City
(1975)
Director
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
(1976)
Director
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
(1976)
Director
Violent Naples
(1976)
Director
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
(1977)
Director
Brothers Till We Die
(1977)
Director
The Biggest Battle
(1978)
Director
From Hell to Victory
(1979)
Director
From Corleone to Brooklyn
(1979)
Director
Scusi, lei è normale?
(1979)
Director
Eaten Alive!
(1980)
Director
Nightmare City
(1980)
Director
Cannibal Ferox
(1981)
Director
Daughter of the Jungle
(1982)
Director
Cicciabomba
(1982)
Director
Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
(1982)
Director
Ironmaster
(1983)
Director
Wild Team
(1985)
Director
Bridge to Hell
(1986)
Director
Wartime
(1987)
Director
Ghosthouse
(1988)
Director
Hitcher in the Dark
(1989)
Director
The Hell's Gate
(1989)
Director
The House of Lost Souls
(1989)
Director
The House of Witchcraft
(1989)
Director
Nightmare Beach
(1989)
Director
Cop Target
(1990)
Director
Black Demons
(1991)
Director
Detective Malone
(1991)
Director
Hunt for the Golden Scorpion
(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
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
(2016)
Armed to the Teeth... Again
(2016)
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
(2016)
Himself
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)
Writing
An Italian in Greece
(1958)
Writer
Sandokan the Great
(1963)
Writer
The Invincible Masked Rider
(1963)
Screenplay
Slave Girls of Sheba
(1963)
Screenplay and Story
Samson and the Slave Queen
(1963)
Story and Screenplay
Catherine of Russia
(1963)
Story and Screenplay
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
The Spy Who Loved Flowers
(1966)
Screenplay and Screenstory
A Million Dollars for 7 Murders
(1966)
Screenplay
Kriminal
(1966)
Screenplay
Desert Commandos
(1967)
Screenplay and Story
Son of Black Eagle
(1968)
Story
A Gun for One Hundred Graves
(1968)
Screenplay
Paranoia
(1969)
Writer
Tarzan in the Golden Grotto
(1969)
Screenplay
Oasis of Fear
(1971)
Writer
Knife of Ice
(1972)
Screenplay
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
(1972)
Story and Screenplay
Gang War in Milan
(1973)
Screenplay
Spasmo
(1974)
Screenplay
Eyeball
(1975)
Story and Screenplay
Manhunt in the City
(1975)
Story and Screenplay
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
(1976)
Writer
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
(1976)
Story
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
(1977)
Screenplay
Brothers Till We Die
(1977)
Story and Screenplay
The Biggest Battle
(1978)
Screenplay and Story
From Corleone to Brooklyn
(1979)
Story and Screenplay
Scusi, lei è normale?
(1979)
Story and Screenplay
From Hell to Victory
(1979)
Story
Eaten Alive!
(1980)
Screenplay and Story
Cannibal Ferox
(1981)
Story and Screenplay
Bridge to Hell
(1986)
Screenstory and Screenplay
Striker
(1987)
Writer
Wartime
(1987)
Screenplay and Screenstory
Ghosthouse
(1988)
Story
Primal Rage
(1988)
Writer
The House of Lost Souls
(1989)
Screenplay and Story
The House of Witchcraft
(1989)
Writer
Hitcher in the Dark
(1989)
Screenstory
Nightmare Beach
(1989)
Story and Screenplay
Hunt for the Golden Scorpion
(1991)
Screenstory
Black Demons
(1991)
Story
Editing
Production
Crew
Camera