MORE DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #374 - Le Cinema du UMBERTO LENZI

Ratings on a scale of * to *****:

1: Knife of Ice (1972) ***½
2: Spasmo (1974) ***½
3: Nightmare City (1980) ***½
4: Cannibal Ferox (1981) ***½
5: Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972) **½
6: Deep River Savages (1972) **
7: Eaten Alive (1980) **
8: Demons 3 (1991) **
9: Hitcher in the Dark (1989) (as Humphrey Humbert) *
10: Ironmaster (1983) *

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1. Eaten Alive - B (fav cannibal movie because of the hilarious dictator/villain)
2. Nightmare City - B- (City of the Walking Dead was the version I saw. A terrible, yet fun cheeze fest with the absolute worst zombie appliance makeup ever)
3. Cannibal Ferox - B-

I've heard some good things about his gangster movies. Supposedly they are super brutal.

Sarayevo inferno di fuoco (1996)
Mean Tricks (1992)
Hunt for the Golden Scorpion (1991)
Black Demons (1991)
Cop Target (1990)
Detective Malone (1990) (as Bob Collins)
House of Lost Souls (1989) (TV)
House of Witchcraft (1989) (TV)
Hitcher in the Dark (1989)
Gate of Hell (1989)
Ghosthouse (1988)
Welcome to Spring Break (1988)
Wartime (1987)
A Bridge to Hell (1986)
Thunder Squad (1985)
Ironmaster (1983)
Cicciabomba (1982)
Adventures in Last Paradise (1982)
Pierino la peste alla riscossa (1982)
Cannibal ferox (1981)
Nightmare City (1980)
Eaten Alive (1980)
Scusi, lei è normale? (1979)
The Sicilian Boss (1979)
From Hell to Victory (1979) (as Hank Milestone)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)
The Biggest Battle (1978) (as Humphrey Longan)
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)
Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976)
Violent Naples (1976)
Brutal Justice (1976)
One Just Man (1975)
The Manhunt (1975)
Eyeball (1975)
Almost Human (1974)
Spasmo (1974)
Gang War in Milan (1973)
Knife of Ice (1972)
Deep River Savages (1972)
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
Oasis of Fear (1971)
A Quiet Place to Kill (1970)
Kiss Me, Kill Me (1969)
Legion of the Damned (1969)
Orgasmo (1969)
Pistol for a Hundred Coffins (1968)
All Out (1968)
Desert Commandos (1967)
Kriminal (1966)
Last Man to Kill (1966)
The Spy Who Loved Flowers (1966) (as Hubert Humphry)
Super Seven Calling Cairo (1965)
008: Operation Exterminate (1965)
Temple of a Thousand Lights (1965)
Adventures of the Bengal Lancers (1964) (as Humphrey Humbert)
The Pirates of Malaysia (1964)
Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964)
Temple of the White Elephant (1964)
Sandokan the Great (1963)
Samson and the Slave Queen (1963)
The Invincible Masked Rider (1963)
Catherine of Russia (1963)
The Triumph of Robin Hood (1962)
Duel of Fire (1962)
Queen of the Seas (1961)
Mia italida stin Ellada (1958)

In order of merit:


1.Almost Human (1974) ***
2.Orgasmo (1969) **1/2
3.The Cynic, The Rat And The Fist (1977) **1/2
4.Violent Naples (1976) **1/2
5.Kriminal (1966) **1/2
6.Knife Of Ice (1972) **1/2
7.Spasmo (1974) **1/2
8.From Hell to Victory (1979) **
9.Sandokan the Great (1963) **
10.Brothers Till We Die (1978) **


I'm interested in watching his other gialli, poliziotteschi and horror films.

Lenzi was one of several cult Italian film-makers (the others being Tinto Brass, Enzo G. Castellari, Ruggero Deodato, Sergio Martino and Piero Vivarelli) who were celebrated during the B-movie retrospective at the 2004 Venice Film Festival, which I was extremely lucky to attend; Lenzi was the eldest of the lot, but he was also the most enthusiastic about this unexpected but deserved latter-day rediscovery (and, in a press conference, acknowledged his debt to American B-films and especially the work of Robert Siodmak, Raoul Walsh and Edgar G. Ulmer)!

Cannibal ferox **

Ratings out of

UMBERTO LENZI (1931 -     )

Sarayevo inferno di fuoco (1996)
Mean Tricks (1992)
Hunt for the Golden Scorpion (1991)
Demons 3 (1991)
Cop Target (1990)
Detective Malone (1990)
House of Lost Souls (1989)
House of Witchcraft (1989)
Hitcher in the Dark (1989)
Gate of Hell (1989)
Ghosthouse (1988)
Welcome to Spring Break (1988)
Wartime (1987)
A Bridge to Hell (1986)
Thunder Squad (1985)
Ironmaster (1983)
Cicciabomba (1982)
Adventures in Last Paradise (1982)
Pierino la peste alla riscossa (1982)
Cannibal Ferox (1981)
Nightmare City (1980)
Eaten Alive (1980)
Scusi, lei è normale? (1979)
From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979)
From Hell to Victory (1979)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)
The Biggest Battle (1978)
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)
Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976)
Violent Naples (1976)
Rome Armed To The Teeth (1976)
Syndicate Sadists (1975)
The Manhunt (1975)
Eyeball (1975)
Almost Human (1974)
Spasmo (1974)
Gang War in Milan (1973)
Knife of Ice (1972)
Deep River Savages (1972)
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
Oasis of Fear (1971)
Paranoia (1970)
Kiss Me, Kill Me (1969)
Legion of the Damned (1969)
Orgasmo (1969)
Pistol for a Hundred Coffins (1968)
All Out (1968)
Desert Commandos (1967)
Kriminal (1966)
Last Man to Kill (1966)
The Spy Who Loved Flowers (1966)
Super Seven Calling Cairo (1965)
008: Operation Exterminate (1965)
Temple of a Thousand Lights (1965)
Adventures of the Bengal Lancers (1964)
The Pirates of Malaysia (1964)
Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964)
Temple of the White Elephant (1964)
Sandokan the Great (1963)
Samson and the Slave Queen (1963)
The Invincible Masked Rider (1963)
Catherine of Russia (1963)
The Triumph of Robin Hood (1962)
Duel of Fire (1962)
Queen of the Seas (1961)
Mia italida stin Ellada (1958)

 

 

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Spasmo (1974)

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Deep River Savages (1972)
 

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Cannibal Ferox (1981)

Nightmare City (1980)

Eaten Alive (1980)
 

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Knife of Ice (1972)
 

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Almost Human (1974)

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Violent Naples (1976)

Rome Armed To The Teeth (1976)

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Brothers Till We Die (1978)

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)

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Syndicate Sadists (1975)

Gang War in Milan (1973)

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From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979)

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Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)

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