Umberto Lenzi — Director (27)
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The Invincible Masked Rider (1963) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
L'invincibile cavaliere mascherato
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Pierre Brice / Daniele Vargas …
other title: O Invencível Cavaleiro Mascarado / Robin Hood in der Stadt des Todes …
In 17th century Spain, the evil, corrupt Don Luis intends to marry his ward, Carmencita, to his stepson, Don Diego. A peasant revolt, fuelled by a plague, complicates matters, as does the arrival of a Masked Avenger.
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An Italian in Greece (1958) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Μια Ιταλίδα στην Ελλάδα
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Wandisa Guida / Andreas Barkoulis …
other title: Μια Ιταλίδα στην Ελλάδα
Charming, affluent--with his father's money--and self-assured, a frivolous son who can have any woman he desires falls head over heels for a beautiful Italian student; however, she is a hard nut to crack. Will he manage to impress her?
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The Triumph of Robin Hood (1962) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Il trionfo di Robin Hood
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Don Burnett / Gia Scala …
other title: Robin Hood – Der Löwe von Sherwood / Le triomphe de Robin des Bois …
Adventure film about the popular hero Robin Hood, and how he and his partisans take on the defence of King Richard Lion-Heart's interests against his brother John, while the former is in the Holy Land.
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Catherine of Russia (1963) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Caterina di Russia
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Hildegard Knef / Sergio Fantoni …
other title: Katharina von Russland / Catherine de Russie …
Caterina finds out that her husband Peter Tzar of Russia, is plotting to kill her. She sets Count Orlov free from prison, Peter's sworn enemy, becomes empress of Russia and leads the Cossacks army against him.
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Battle of the Commandos (1969) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
La legione dei dannati
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Jack Palance / Wolfgang Preiss …
other title: Die zum Teufel gehen / La Légion des damnés …
A British Colonel is angry with his superiors after his entire platoon is slaughtered by the Germans in what he saw as a suicide mission. So for his next mission, he takes along a platoon a convicted criminals - to prepare the Normandy beaches for the D-Day landings.
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The House of Lost Souls (1989) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
La casa delle anime erranti
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Joseph Alan Johnson / Stefania Orsola Garello …
other title: Ghosthouse 3 - Haus der verlorenen Seelen / 失魂之屋 …
A handful of young geologists are unlucky enough to be forced to stay at a rundown hotel in the middle of nowhere. What they don't know is that the hotel has been abandoned for twenty years because the owner of the hotel had killed his family and all the guests two decades ago. Strange things begin to happen, and suddenly murders are committed...
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The House of Witchcraft (1989) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
La casa del sortilegio
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Andy J. Forest / Sonia Petrovna …
other title: Ghosthouse 4 - Haus der Hexen / 夢汙 …
A man discharged from the hospital after suffering a nervous breakdown is taken to a remote Italian villa by his strangely-behaving wife. But he has strong premonitions that the house is possessed by some force of witchcraft, which he has been experiencing in his recurring nightmare.
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Violent Naples (1976) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Napoli violenta
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Maurizio Merli / 约翰·撒克逊 …
other title: Camorra - Ein Bulle räumt auf / Opération casseur …
Inspector Betti (Maurizio Merli) is transferred to Naples and immediately after his arrival receives a warm welcome from The Commandante (Barry Sullivan), the city's crime lord. Betti then goes on a personal mission against corruption and organized crime, and tries to force the syndicate out of town with any means necessary.
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The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Eggplant.place
Il cinico, l'infame, il violento
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Maurizio Merli / John Saxon …
other title: Il cinico, l'infame, il violento / Die Gewalt bin ich …
A vengeful criminal targets the inspector who put him away, but the inspector survives and fakes his death. Ignoring orders to flee, he sets out to bring the fugitive back to justice.
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Ironmaster (1983) [Movie] Douban
La guerra del ferro: Ironmaster
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Sam Pasco / Elvire Audray …
other title: La guerra del ferro: Ironmaster / Iron Master …
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Ironmaster (1983) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
La guerra del ferro: Ironmaster
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Sam Pasco / Elvire Audray …
other title: La guerra del ferro: Ironmaster / Iron Master …
A tale that takes place at the dawn of history. The movie tells the story of a tribe that discovers how to fashion weapons out of iron and use them for their own survival. However, the creation of iron also causes the tribe to battle for possession of the new weapons.
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Wartime (1987) [Movie] Douban
Tempi di guerra
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Peter Hooten / Werner Pochath
other title: Tempi di guerra / 战时
1940 年东欧南斯拉夫。纳粹抓获了一名瑞典科学家，他们要建一批大规模杀伤性武器，对南斯拉夫山区进行破坏，然而当地的武装游击队必须在纳粹建成之前耗尽他们的时间。 为了帮助它们完成这项任务，他们在美国飞行员的援助下，打败了由纳粹指挥官迪特里率领的军队，游击队最终取得胜利。
此片的故事情节和画面就是前南的《游击飞行中队 》、《苏捷斯卡战役》、《内雷特瓦河》、《桥》、《瓦尔特保卫萨拉窝》等片的故事情节相似、画面雷同、动作一样的完完全全就是这几部的拼凑版。
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Wartime (1987) [Movie] IMDb
Tempi di guerra
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Peter Hooten / Werner Pochath
other title: Tempi di guerra / 战时 …
Somewhere in Eastern Europe during WW II. The Nazis have captured a Swedish scientist, whom they want to create weapons of mass-destruction for them, and then a group of local rebels will have to free him from the Nazis before they run out of time. To help them with this task, they have sought the aid of a couple of American pilots
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Almost Human (1974) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare
director: Umberto Lenzi actor: Tomas Milian / Henry Silva
other title: 绑架米拉诺 / Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare …
"Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare" aka. "Almost Human" of 1973 is a brutal and brilliant Poliziottesco, one of the most uncompromising films of its genre, coming along with an ingenious score by none other than Ennio Morricone. Apart from the brilliant score, the brutal, uncompromising violence, the raw atmosphere and gripping story it is furthermore two of the greatest stars in Italian 70s cinema that make "Milano Odia" an absolute must-see for lovers of cult cinema.
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