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