Umberto Lenzi

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

17

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-08-06

Day of death

2017-10-19 (86 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

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

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

  • I Tarantiniani

    I Tarantiniani

  • Cop Target

    Cop Target

  • Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human

    Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human

  • Like a Beast... Almost

    Like a Beast... Almost

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

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

  • Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

    Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

  • Armed to the Teeth... Again

    Armed to the Teeth... Again

  • All the Colors of Giallo

    All the Colors of Giallo

  • Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

    Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

  • German Grusel

    German Grusel

  • Nightmare City

    Nightmare City

  • Italian Kings Of B

    Italian Kings Of B

  • Love and Chatter

    Love and Chatter

  • Deodato vs Lenzi

    Deodato vs Lenzi

  • Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

    Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

  • Mondo Cannibale

    Mondo Cannibale