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Umberto Lenzi

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).

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Directing

1958

[ ] An Italian in Greece (Director)

1961

[ ] The Adventures of Mary Read (Director)
[ ] I Kiss... You Kiss (First Assistant Director)
[ ] Guns of the Black Witch (First Assistant Director)
[ ] Constantine and the Cross (First Assistant Director)

1962

[ ] Duel of Fire (Director)
[ ] The Triumph of Robin Hood (Director)

1963

[ ] Sandokan the Great (Director)
[ ] Samson and the Slave Queen (Director)
[ ] Catherine of Russia (Director)
[ ] The Invincible Masked Rider (Director)

1964

[ ] Temple of the White Elephant (Director)
[ ] The Pirates of Malaysia (Director)
[ ] Messalina Against the Son of Hercules (Director)
[ ] Three Sergeants of Bengal (Director)

1965

[ ] Temple of a Thousand Lights (Director)
[ ] SuperSeven Calling Cairo (Director)
[ ] 008: Operation Exterminate (Director)

1966

[ ] Kriminal (Director)
[ ] The Spy Who Loved Flowers (Director)
[ ] A Million Dollars for 7 Murders (Director)

1967

[ ] Desert Commandos (Director)

1968

[ ] Go For Broke (Director)
[ ] A Gun for One Hundred Graves (Director)

1969

[ ] Paranoia (Director)
[ ] So Sweet... So Perverse (Director)
[ ] Battle of the Commandos (Director)

1970

[ ] A Quiet Place to Kill (Director)

1971

[ ] Oasis of Fear (Director)

1972

[ ] Knife of Ice (Director)
[ ] Man from Deep River (Director)
[ ] Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (Director)

1973

[ ] Gang War in Milan (Director)

1974

[ ] Almost Human (Director)
[ ] Spasmo (Director)

1975

[ ] Eyeball (Director)
[ ] Syndicate Sadists (Director)
[ ] Manhunt in the City (Director)

1976

[ ] Rome, Armed to the Teeth (Director)
[ ] Free Hand for a Tough Cop (Director)
[ ] Violent Naples (Director)

1977

[ ] Brothers Till We Die (Director)
[ ] The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (Director)

1978

[ ] The Biggest Battle (Director)

1979

[ ] From Hell to Victory (Director)
[ ] From Corleone to Brooklyn (Director)
[ ] Scusi, lei è normale? (Director)

1980

[ 6/10 ] Eaten Alive! (Director)
[ ] Nightmare City (Director)

1981

[ 4/10 ] Cannibal Ferox (Director)

1982

[ ] Daughter of the Jungle (Director)
[ ] Pierino the Pest to the Rescue (Director)
[ ] Fatty Girl Goes to New York (Director)

1983

[ 5/10 ] Ironmaster (Director)

1985

[ ] Wild Team (Director)

1986

[ ] Bridge to Hell (Director)

1987

[ ] Wartime (Director)

1988

[ 4/10 ] Ghosthouse (Director)

1989

[ ] Hitcher in the Dark (Director)
[ ] The Hell's Gate (Director)
[ ] The House of Lost Souls (Director)
[ ] The House of Witchcraft (Director)
[ ] Nightmare Beach (Director)

1990

[ ] Cop Target (Director)

1991

[ ] Black Demons (Director)
[ ] Detective Malone (Director)
[ ] Hunt for the Golden Scorpion (Director)

1992

[ ] Mean Tricks (Director)

Writing

1958

[ ] An Italian in Greece (Writer)

1963

[ ] Sandokan the Great (Writer)
[ ] The Invincible Masked Rider (Screenplay)
[ ] Samson and the Slave Queen (Story)
[ ] Samson and the Slave Queen (Screenplay)
[ ] Catherine of Russia (Story)
[ ] Catherine of Russia (Screenplay)
[ ] Slave Girls of Sheba (Screenplay)
[ ] Slave Girls of Sheba (Story)

1964

[ ] Temple of the White Elephant (Screenplay)
[ ] Three Sergeants of Bengal (Screenstory)
[ ] Temple of the White Elephant (Screenstory)

1965

[ ] SuperSeven Calling Cairo (Novel)
[ ] 008: Operation Exterminate (Screenplay)
[ ] 008: Operation Exterminate (Story)

1966

[ ] The Spy Who Loved Flowers (Screenplay)
[ ] The Spy Who Loved Flowers (Screenstory)
[ ] A Million Dollars for 7 Murders (Screenplay)
[ ] Kriminal (Screenplay)

1967

[ ] Desert Commandos (Screenplay)
[ ] Desert Commandos (Story)

1968

[ ] A Gun for One Hundred Graves (Screenplay)
[ ] Son of Black Eagle (Story)

1969

[ ] Paranoia (Writer)
[ ] Tarzan in the Golden Grotto (Screenplay)

1971

[ ] Oasis of Fear (Writer)

1972

[ ] Knife of Ice (Screenplay)
[ ] Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (Screenplay)
[ ] Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (Story)

1973

[ ] Gang War in Milan (Screenplay)

1974

[ ] Spasmo (Screenplay)

1975

[ ] Manhunt in the City (Story)
[ ] Manhunt in the City (Screenplay)
[ ] Eyeball (Screenplay)
[ ] Eyeball (Story)

1976

[ ] Free Hand for a Tough Cop (Writer)
[ ] Rome, Armed to the Teeth (Story)

1977

[ ] The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (Screenplay)
[ ] Brothers Till We Die (Story)
[ ] Brothers Till We Die (Screenplay)

1978

[ ] The Biggest Battle (Screenplay)
[ ] The Biggest Battle (Story)

1979

[ ] Scusi, lei è normale? (Story)
[ ] Scusi, lei è normale? (Screenplay)
[ ] From Hell to Victory (Story)
[ ] From Corleone to Brooklyn (Screenplay)
[ ] From Corleone to Brooklyn (Story)

1980

[ 6/10 ] Eaten Alive! (Screenplay)
[ 6/10 ] Eaten Alive! (Story)

1981

[ 4/10 ] Cannibal Ferox (Story)
[ 4/10 ] Cannibal Ferox (Screenplay)

1986

[ ] Bridge to Hell (Screenplay)
[ ] Bridge to Hell (Screenstory)

1987

[ ] Wartime (Screenplay)
[ ] Wartime (Screenstory)

1988

[ 4/10 ] Ghosthouse (Story)
[ ] Primal Rage (Writer)
[ ] Striker (Writer)

1989

[ ] The House of Lost Souls (Screenplay)
[ ] The House of Lost Souls (Story)
[ ] The House of Witchcraft (Writer)
[ ] Hitcher in the Dark (Screenstory)
[ ] Nightmare Beach (Story)
[ ] Nightmare Beach (Screenplay)
[ ] The Hell's Gate (Story)
[ ] The Hell's Gate (Writer)

1991

[ ] Hunt for the Golden Scorpion (Screenstory)
[ ] Black Demons (Story)

Production

1975

[ ] The Killer Must Kill Again (Producer)

1976

[ ] Death Rage (Producer)

Editing

1958

[ ] An Italian in Greece (Editor)

Camera

1991

[ ] Black Demons (Camera Operator)

Crew

1989

[ ] Nightmare Beach (Technical Advisor)

Actor

1958

[ ] Love and Chatter (????)

1980

[ ] Nightmare City (Reporter (uncredited))

1990

[ ] Cop Target (Card Player in Casino)

2003

[ ] Italian Kings Of B (Self)

2005

[ ] Like a Beast... Almost (Himself)

2008

[ ] Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 (Self)

2012

[ ] German Grusel (Self)

2013

[ ] I Tarantiniani (Self)

2015

[ ] Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (????)

2016

[ ] Mondo Cannibale (????)
[ ] Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies (????)
[ ] Armed to the Teeth... Again (????)
[ ] Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo (Himself)

2017

[ ] Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human (Himself)

2018

[ ] All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan (Himself)

2019

[ ] All the Colors of Giallo (Self - Director (archive footage))

2024

[ ] Deodato vs Lenzi (self)