Portrait of Umberto Lenzi

Directing

Umberto Lenzi

Career

Active from 1958 to 1992, busiest in 1963 and 1989 with 5 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Almost Human
Almost Human
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Umberto Lenzi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Italian Cinema 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Gore 3
  • Bleak 3
  • Crime 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • 80s Horror 3
  • Historical Adventure 3
  • Military Action 2
  • Gangster 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

5 titles · average score 45
Mean Tricks
Mean Tricks (1992)

Director

Black Demons
Black Demons (1991)
GoodWatch score 45

Camera Operator, Director

Hunt for the Golden Scorpion
Hunt for the Golden Scorpion (1991)

Director, Screenstory

Detective Malone
Detective Malone (1991)

Director

Cop Target
Cop Target (1990)

as Card Player in Casino

1980s

18 titles · average score 46
Nightmare Beach
Nightmare Beach (1989)
GoodWatch score 41

Story, Technical Advisor

The Hell's Gate
The Hell's Gate (1989)
GoodWatch score 51

Writer, Story

Hitcher in the Dark
Hitcher in the Dark (1989)
GoodWatch score 35

Director, Screenstory

The House of Lost Souls
The House of Lost Souls (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

Screenplay, Director

The House of Witchcraft
The House of Witchcraft (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Director

Primal Rage
Primal Rage (1988)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer

Ghosthouse
Ghosthouse (1988)
GoodWatch score 40

Director, Story

Ironmaster
Ironmaster (1983)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Fatty Girl Goes to New York
Fatty Girl Goes to New York (1982)

Director

Cannibal Ferox
Cannibal Ferox (1981)
GoodWatch score 45

Story, Screenplay

Eaten Alive!
Eaten Alive! (1980)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay, Story

Nightmare City
Nightmare City (1980)
GoodWatch score 46

as Reporter (uncredited)

1970s

22 titles · average score 60
The Biggest Battle
The Biggest Battle (1978)
GoodWatch score 51

Story, Director

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

Brothers Till We Die
Brothers Till We Die (1977)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

Rome, Armed to the Teeth
Rome, Armed to the Teeth (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Story

Violent Naples
Violent Naples (1976)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Eyeball
Eyeball (1975)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Screenplay

Syndicate Sadists
Syndicate Sadists (1975)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Almost Human
Almost Human (1974)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
GoodWatch score 60

Story, Screenplay

Man from Deep River
Man from Deep River (1972)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Knife of Ice
Knife of Ice (1972)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Screenplay

Oasis of Fear
Oasis of Fear (1971)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer, Director

1960s

29 titles · average score 54
Paranoia
Paranoia (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Director

So Sweet... So Perverse
So Sweet... So Perverse (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Tarzan in the Golden Grotto
Tarzan in the Golden Grotto (1969)

Screenplay

Battle of the Commandos
Battle of the Commandos (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

A Gun for One Hundred Graves
A Gun for One Hundred Graves (1968)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Director

Desert Commandos
Desert Commandos (1967)
GoodWatch score 40

Director, Screenplay

The Pirates of Malaysia
The Pirates of Malaysia (1964)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Sandokan the Great
Sandokan the Great (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Director

Samson and the Slave Queen
Samson and the Slave Queen (1963)
GoodWatch score 59

Story, Screenplay

The Invincible Masked Rider
The Invincible Masked Rider (1963)

Director, Screenplay

The Triumph of Robin Hood
The Triumph of Robin Hood (1962)

Director

The Adventures of Mary Read
The Adventures of Mary Read (1961)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

1950s

2 titles
Ragazzi di Trastevere
Ragazzi di Trastevere (1959)

Director, Script

An Italian in Greece
An Italian in Greece (1958)

Director, Editor