Lucio Fulci
Gender: Male
Born: 17th June 1927
Died: 13th March 1996
Nationality: Italy
Movies: 002 Operazione Luna, A Bullet for Sandoval, A Cat in the Brain, A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, Aenigma, City of the Living Dead, Come rubammo la bomba atomica, Conquest, Contraband, Demonia, Don't Torture a Duckling, Door to Silence, Dracula in Brianza, Four of the Apocalypse, Gli imbroglioni, How We Got Into Trouble With The Army, Howlers of the Dock, Manhattan Baby, Massacre Time, Murder Rock, Murder Rock, One on Top of the Other, Silver Saddle, Sodoma's Ghost, Sodoma's Ghost, The Beyond, The Black Cat, The Eroticist, The House by the Cemetery, The House of Clocks, The Jukebox Kids, The Maniacs, The New York Ripper, The Psychic, The Sweet House of Horrors, The Two Parachutists, Touch of Death, Warriors of the Year 2072, Zombi 2, Zombi 3, Zombie: Bonus Material
Lucio Fulci (Italian pronunciation: [ˈlutʃo ˈfultʃi]; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for his directorial work on gore films, including Zombie (1979) and The Beyond (1981), although he made films in genres as diverse as giallo, western, and comedy. Fulci is known as the "Godfather of Gore" a title also given to Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Fulci was born in Rome on 17 June 1927. After studying medicine in college and being employed for a time as an art critic, Fulci opted for a film career first as a screenwriter, then later as a director, working initially in the comedy field. In the early to mid-1960s, Fulci directed around 18 Italian comedies, many starring the famous Italian comedy team Franco and Ciccio. Most of these early films were not distributed well (if at all) in the USA.
In 1969, he moved into the thriller arena, directing giallos (such as Lizard in a Woman's Skin and The Psychic) and action films (such as White Fang and Four of the Apocalypse) that were both commercially successful and controversial in their depiction of violence and religion. Some of the special effects in "Lizard" involving
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