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

Cannibal FeroxCannibal Ferox · 1981
Cannibal Ferox
5.41981
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.
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.
So Sweet... So PerverseSo Sweet... So Perverse · 1969
So Sweet... So Perverse
5.61969
MovieThrillerCrime
An industrialist's affair with a troubled woman entangles him in a dangerous situation with her abusive boyfriend. His glamorous life spirals into unexpected peril.
The Biggest BattleThe Biggest Battle · 1978
The Biggest Battle
4.71978
MovieDramaWar
A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.
ParanoiaParanoia · 1969
Paranoia
5.91969
MovieRomanceThriller
Following the death of her wealthy husband, American widow Kathryn West migrates to Italy and takes up a reclusive existence in a luxurious villa. After quickly succumbing to the charms of a local man, she lets him move into the villa and the two are later joined by his sister, which soon leads to complications.
Constantine and the CrossConstantine and the Cross · 1961
Constantine and the Cross
5.31961
MovieAdventureDrama
Constantine is fighting against Barbarians with his father when he is called to Rome. In his way to Rome, he falls in an ambush planned by Maxence, who wants to become emperor.
A Quiet Place to KillA Quiet Place to Kill · 1970
A Quiet Place to Kill
6.61970
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.
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.

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