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Films directed by Umberto Lenzi

reelscum lists 9 films directed or co-directed by Umberto Lenzi. They were released between 1972 and 1981. The subgenres that appear most often are Poliziotteschi (5 films), Cannibal boom (3 films) and Video nasty (2 films).

They are credited to Italy (9), France (1) and Mexico (1). Most were released in the 1970s (6) and 1980s (3).

Entries include Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976), The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977) and Violent Naples (1976). Each links to its own page with a verdict, rating axes and where to watch.

Poster for Free Hand for a Tough Cop

Free Hand for a Tough Cop

1976 · Italy · 90m

Tomas Milian debuts Er Monnezza, the filthiest man in Italian crime cinema, and steals his own movie.

Poster for The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist

The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist

1977 · Italy · 100m

Late-cycle Castellari. Everyone is exhausted and it shows productively.

Poster for Violent Naples

Violent Naples

1976 · Italy/France · 95m

Merli takes his no-mercy cop routine to Naples. Fast, brutal, and politically incoherent as ever.

Poster for Rome Armed to the Teeth

Rome Armed to the Teeth

1976 · Italy · 90m

Maurizio Merli punches Rome for 100 minutes. Politics: incoherent.

Poster for Almost Human

Almost Human

1974 · Italy · 100m

Tomas Milian as a repellent psychopath. Deeply unpleasant, very good.

Poster for Man from Deep River

Man from Deep River

1972 · Italy · 94m

The one that started it, by remaking A Man Called Horse in Thailand.

Poster for Nightmare City

Nightmare City

1980 · Italy/Spain · 88m

Zombies that run and use guns, decades early. Incompetent in enjoyable ways.

Poster for Eaten Alive!

Eaten Alive!

1980 · Italy · 88m

Lenzi recycling other films' footage into a Jonestown story. Grim work.

Poster for Cannibal Ferox

Cannibal Ferox

1981 · Italy · 93m

Lenzi chasing Deodato with none of the argument. Real animal deaths, no defence.