Umberto Lenzi
Also Known As: Hank Milestone, Humphrey Longan, Humphrey Milestone, Humphrey Humbert, Harry Kirkpatrick, Bob Collins
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).
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy
Adult: No
Birthday: August 06, 1931
Age: 93 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: October 19, 2017
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Mondo Cannibale
Overview: Documentary about the making of Man From Deep River.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-29
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Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
Overview: This documentary examines the life and legacy of controversial Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci through interviews with his colleagues, each of whom answers the question, "What is your fondest memory of Lucio Fulci?". The responses are as varied as the people who knew the late writer-director, providing a nuanced look at the man behind such gory grindhouse classics as City of the Living Dead and The House by the Cemetery.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-06
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Love and Chatter
Overview: Maria and Paul love them, but they are very young and, moreover, Maria is the daughter of the municipal sweeper while Paul is the lawyer Bonelli, vice mayor and head of the opposition. To complicate the story there is the reconstruction of a hermitage destroyed during the war. Reconstruction would take the view of the Paseroni villa, big industrial and political traffic. Bonelli's lawyer, a great speaker, becomes a mayor for the death of his predecessor and is bought by Paseroni, while rejecting the love of Paul and Mary for social differences and why Paul should stay behind Doddy Paseroni. At this point, Paul and Mary flee to kill, just as Bonelli has to hold a talk on the radio for the inauguration of Paseroni's villa ...
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1958-01-31
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Cop Target
Overview: Farley Wood is hired to escort a rich widow of a DEA agent and her kid to the tropical island of San Cristobal. The widow needs protection from a gang of international terrorists and her escort soon suspects that the deceased husband was involved in dirty drug dealings. While on the island, the daughter is kidnapped by a group of seedy South American thugs and held for ransom. The cop escort gets official orders to leave the case to the FBI, but he decides to his own investigating and finds that the crime may have had political motivations.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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I Tarantiniani
Overview: Tarantino reveres them, and for good reason. Welcome to the world of the kings of the Italian B-Movie.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-21
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German Grusel
Overview: A documentary directed by Oliver Schwehm.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2012-11-16
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Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
Overview: 2 1/2 hour-documentary on the rise and fall of one of the most controversial Italian genres every created. Starting with Deep River Savages arriving to the infamous Cannibal Ferox.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-01
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Like a Beast... Almost
Overview: Director Umberto Lenzi, writer Ernesto Gastaldi and stars Ray Lovelock & Gino Santercole discuss the making of Lenzi's Almost Human.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2005-07-26
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Meet the Maker: Umberto Lenzi on Almost Human
Overview: An interview of Umberto Lenzi discussing the making of his film Almost Human.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2017-04-24
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Armed to the Teeth... Again
Overview: An interview with legendary Italian director Umberto Lenzi regarding his cult film The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2016-01-01
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All the Colors of Giallo
Overview: 'Giallo' is Italian for 'yellow', the color of the lurid pulp novels that inspired one of the most intense, extreme and influential genres in movie history. In this unprecedented collection, experience the full chronological evolution of giallo with more than 100 rare and classic trailers from such masters as Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Sergio Martino, Antonio Margheriti, Umberto Lenzi and many more. Then slip on black leather gloves and set the mood with a Bonus CD of legendary soundtrack music from composers that include Ennio Morricone, Riz Ortolani, Bruno Nicolai, Stelvio Cipriani and others, along with all-new featurettes that thrust even deeper into the genre. "But be warned," says Gizmodo.com, "Once you start going down the blood- slicked giallo rabbit hole, you may become dangerously obsessed."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2019-01-29
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Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Overview: Feature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre from its beginnings as early 20th century crime fiction, to its later influences on the modern slasher film genre. Featuring interviews with Dario Argento, Umberto Lenzi, Luigi Cozzi, Richard Stanley, and more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-23
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All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan
Overview: A look back at the storied career of the late, great exploitation director Umberto Lenzi - as told through the director, in one of his last substantial sit-down interviews, colleagues and critics.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-27
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Nightmare City
Overview: In a nameless European city, a local reporter and his doctor wife try to escape from hordes of blood thirsty zombies, undead people exposed to nuclear radioactivity, while the military leaders fight a losing war of attrition against the relentless atomic zombies.
Genres: Horror Action
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1980-12-11
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Italian Kings Of B
Overview: Documentary on Italian genre cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
Overview: A High Rising Productions documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s and '80s, featuring interviews with Umberto Lenzi, Ruggero Deodato, Sergio Martino, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, and Robert Kerman. Featured on the Grindhouse Releasing Blu-ray for "Cannibal Ferox" in the US, and the upcoming UK Blu-ray for "Zombi Holocaust" by 88 Films.
Genres: Horror Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-26
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Deodato vs Lenzi
Overview: An interview with the Italian directors Ruggero Deodato and Umberto Lenzi at the the "Joe D'Amato Horrorfest" in Livorno, 2004.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2024-12-02
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