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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).
Umberto Lenzi was a prolific Italian filmmaker recognized as a major figure in European genre and exploitation cinema.
He is best known for directing cult horror and crime films such as Cannibal Ferox, Almost Human, and Nightmare City.
His work spans low-budget exploitation genres, including poliziotteschi crime thrillers, giallo mysteries, and cannibal films.