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Umberto Lenzi

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).

Known for

Deodato vs Lenzi
2024 • self
All the Colors of Giallo
All the Colors of Giallo
2019 • Self - Director (archive footage)
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
2018 • Himself
Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human
Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human
2017 • Himself
Mondo Cannibale
2016
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016 • Self
Armed to the Teeth... Again
2016

Full filmography

All the Colors of Giallo
All the Colors of Giallo
2019 • Self - Director (archive footage)
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Cop Target
Cop Target
1990 • Card Player in Casino
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Nightmare City
Nightmare City
1980 • Reporter (uncredited)
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Umberto Lenzi – Biography, Known For & Filmography