Umberto Lenzi
Italian director and writer (1931–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Umberto Lenzi (6 August 1931 – 19 October 2017) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and novelist.
Umberto Lenzi | |
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Born | (1931-08-06)6 August 1931 |
Died | (2017-10-19)19 October 2017 (aged 86) |
Occupation(s) | Film director and screenwriter |
Years active | 1958-1993 |
Spouse | Olga Pehar |
A fan of film since young age, Lenzi studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and made his first film in 1958 which went unreleased, while his official debut happened in 1961 with Queen of the Seas. Lenzi's films of the 1960s followed popular trends of the era, which led to him directing several spy and erotic thriller films. He followed in suit in the 1970s making giallo films, crime films and making the first Italian cannibal film with Man from the Deep River. He continued making films up until the 1990s and later worked as a novelist writing a series of murder mysteries.