Director
Umberto Lenzi
Born 1931 · Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy
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
Almost Human
Director · 1974
Cannibal Ferox
Director · 1981
Nightmare City
Director · 1980
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
Director · 1976
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Director · 1977
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Director · 1972
Brothers Till We Die
Director · 1977
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
Director · 1976
A Quiet Place to Kill
Director · 1970
Man from Deep River
Director · 1972
Nightmare Beach
Director · 1989
Violent Naples
Director · 1976
Eaten Alive!
Director · 1980
Spasmo
Director · 1974
Eyeball
Director · 1975
Knife of Ice
Director · 1972
Paranoia
Director · 1969
Ghosthouse
Director · 1988
Acting
Nightmare City
Reporter (uncredited) · 1980
All the Colors of Giallo
Self - Director (archive footage) · 2019
Deodato vs Lenzi
self · 2024
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Self · 2016
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
Self · 2008
German Grusel
Self · 2012
Italian Kings Of B
Self · 2003
All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan
Himself · 2018
Cop Target
Card Player in Casino · 1990
I Tarantiniani
Self · 2013
Like a Beast... Almost
Himself · 2005
Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human
Himself · 2017
Dolce e perverso: Umberto Lenzi e il suo cinema
Self · 2026
Writing
Cannibal Ferox
Story · 1981
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
Story · 1976
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Screenplay · 1977
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Screenplay · 1972
Brothers Till We Die
Story · 1977
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
Writer · 1976
Nightmare Beach
Story · 1989
Eaten Alive!
Screenplay · 1980
Spasmo
Screenplay · 1974
Eyeball
Screenplay · 1975
Knife of Ice
Screenplay · 1972
Paranoia
Writer · 1969