Violent Cities and Savage Jungles: The Films of Umberto Lenzi

Violent Cities and Savage Jungles: The Films of Umberto Lenzi is a major study of one of Italy’s most controversial film directors. Umberto Lenzi is best known for his cannibal movies, which culminated in the infamous Cannibal Ferox, but he has worked in most genres of popular cinema. From historical adventures, Westerns and spy movies, to gialli, comedies and violent crime films, Lenzi has tried his hand at almost everything. None other than Quentin Tarantino considers Lenzi as being one of his favourite filmmakers so there’s no question that the time is right for an appreciation for this underrated director. This book gives full coverage of Umberto Lenzi’s work and is lavishly illustrated throughout, with hundreds of rare lobby cards and poster artwork from his movies. This is a must for anyone even remotely interested in Italian cinema.- Full coverage of all films made by Umberto Lenzi- Lots of background information on the director and and fully researched- Hundreds of fantastic pictures taken from the author's huge collection of original lobby cards, pressbooks and posters- Black and white interior on this Paperback edition of the book- Covering several genres of cinema including horror films, adventures, westerns, peplums, violent crime films, war films, cannibal movies, comedies and giallo films- Lots of general information regarding Italian cinema Read more