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).

Directed

1. Cannibal Ferox (1981) — Director
2. Nightmare City (1980) — Director
3. Eaten Alive! (1980) — Director
4. Almost Human (1974) — Director
5. Ghosthouse (1988) — Director
6. Nightmare Beach (1989) — Director
7. Man from Deep River (1972) — Director
8. Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972) — Director
9. Eyeball (1975) — Director
10. Rome, Armed to the Teeth (1976) — Director
11. The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977) — Director
12. Spasmo (1974) — Director
13. Paranoia (1969) — Director
14. A Quiet Place to Kill (1970) — Director
15. Knife of Ice (1972) — Director
16. Violent Naples (1976) — Director
17. Brothers Till We Die (1977) — Director
18. Oasis of Fear (1971) — Director
19. Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976) — Director
20. So Sweet... So Perverse (1969) — Director
21. Black Demons (1991) — Director
22. Ironmaster (1983) — Director
23. Syndicate Sadists (1975) — Director
24. Hitcher in the Dark (1989) — Director
25. The House of Witchcraft (1989) — Director
26. Gang War in Milan (1973) — Director
27. Manhunt in the City (1975) — Director
28. Sandokan the Great (1963) — Director
29. The House of Lost Souls (1989) — Director
30. The Hell's Gate (1989) — Director
31. A Gun for One Hundred Graves (1968) — Director
32. From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979) — Director
33. SuperSeven Calling Cairo (1965) — Director
34. The Biggest Battle (1978) — Director
35. The Pirates of Malaysia (1964) — Director
36. Pierino the Pest to the Rescue (1982) — Director
37. Kriminal (1966) — Director
38. The Adventures of Mary Read (1961) — Director
39. From Hell to Victory (1979) — Director
40. Desert Commandos (1967) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Nightmare City (1980) — Reporter (uncredited)
2. All the Colors of Giallo (2019) — Self - Director (archive footage)
3. Love and Chatter (1958)
4. Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (2015)
5. Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo (2016) — Self
6. Cop Target (1990) — Card Player in Casino
7. Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 (2008) — Self
8. Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies (2016)
9. German Grusel (2012) — Self
10. All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan (2018) — Himself
11. Italian Kings Of B (2003) — Self
12. Deodato vs Lenzi (2024) — self
13. Mondo Cannibale (2016)
14. I Tarantiniani (2013) — Self
15. Like a Beast... Almost (2005) — Himself
16. Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human (2017) — Himself
17. Armed to the Teeth... Again (2016)
18. Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinema (2026) — Self