Umberto Lenzi

Acting

Umberto Lenzi

Overview

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Birthday
Aug 06, 1931 (94 years old)
Death date
Oct 19, 2017

Umberto Lenzi

Known For

Deodato vs Lenzi
0h 13m
Movie 2024

Deodato vs Lenzi

An interview with the Italian directors Ruggero Deodato and Umberto...

All the Colors of Giallo
1h 29m
Movie 2019

All the Colors of Giallo

'Giallo' is Italian for 'yellow', the color of the lurid...

All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan
1h 24m
Movie 2018

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

A look back at the storied career of the late,...

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2h 30m
Movie 2016

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

2 1/2 hour-documentary on the rise and fall of one...

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
1h 37m
Movie 2016

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

Feature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo...

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
1h 24m
Movie 2015

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

A High Rising Productions documentary on the short-lived craze of...

German Grusel
0h 58m
Movie 2012

German Grusel

Documentary examines the extraordinary success of the Edgar Wallace series...

Like a Beast... Almost
0h 35m
Movie 2005

Like a Beast... Almost

Director Umberto Lenzi, writer Ernesto Gastaldi and stars Ray Lovelock...

Italian Kings Of B
0h 56m
Movie 2003

Italian Kings Of B

Documentary on Italian genre cinema.

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).