Umberto Lenzi

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Umberto Lenzi

Born August 6, 1931 · Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy

Died October 19, 2017 · aged 86

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

Eaten Alive!Eaten Alive! · 1980
Eaten Alive!
★ 5.21980
MovieAdventureHorror
A woman's search for her missing sister leads her to the jungles of New Guinea, where she and an expatriate guide encounter a cult leader and flesh-hungry natives.
Cannibal FeroxCannibal Ferox · 1981
Cannibal Ferox
★ 5.31981
MovieAdventureHorror
Three friends out to disprove cannibalism meet two men on the run who tortured and enslaved a cannibal tribe to find emeralds, and now the tribe is out for revenge.
A Quiet Place to KillA Quiet Place to Kill · 1970
A Quiet Place to Kill
★ 6.51970
MovieDramaThriller
A race-car driver who's down on her luck is invited by her ex-husband's wife to stay at their plush villa. The two women form a bond, and it's not long before their mutual dislike for the husband culminates into a plan to kill him. As it turns out, though, they're not alone in plotting murder.
Messalina Against the Son of HerculesMessalina Against the Son of Hercules · 1964
Messalina Against the Son of Hercules
★ 6.21964
MovieDramaAdventure
While fighting in Britain, Roman forces commanded by Caligula capture the noble warrior, Glaucus. Seeing in him gladiator material, Caligula takes Glaucus back to Rome along with other hostages including Glaucus's girlfriend, Ena. A man seeking to restore the Roman Republic then assassinates Caligula after which Claudius is proclaimed emperor. Messalina -- Claudius's beautiful but evil wife -- then maneuvers to replace Claudius with her lover, Silio. She forces Glaucus to help her in this quest by threatening to harm the enslaved Ena. Written by dinky-4 of Minneapolis
Nightmare CityNightmare City · 1980
Nightmare City
★ 5.71980
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A reporter and his doctor wife try to escape from the hordes of bloodthirsty, undead people exposed to nuclear radioactivity as military leaders fight a losing war of attrition against the relentless attacks.
EyeballEyeball · 1975
Eyeball
★ 5.71975
MovieHorrorMystery
A group of American tourists is traveling through Spain when two of them are murdered by a mysterious serial killer who removes an eyeball from every one of its victims. The tour presses on as the murders continue, with the travelers and the police trying to deduce which one of them is the killer.
Seven Blood-Stained OrchidsSeven Blood-Stained Orchids · 1972
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
★ 6.21972
MovieHorrorMystery
A maniac on the loose is committing savage acts of slaughter, and one survivor may be the only key to unmasking the serial slayer known as the Half-Moon Killer. The mysterious half-moon lockets he leaves with his victims could be the only key to unraveling his sinister motives, but will that be enough before he completes his ice-cold plot to claim his intended seven victims?
From Hell to VictoryFrom Hell to Victory · 1979
From Hell to Victory
★ 6.31979
MovieWar
In 1939, at a Paris café, six friends of various nationalities vow to meet again at the same spot after the end of WW2.

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