Lucio Fulci (17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. His film career having spanned nearly five decades, Fulci worked in a variety of genres, most notably in comedy, giallo, horror, and spaghetti Westerns. Most of his films have garnered an international cult following. However, they have also been the subject of controversy, due to the levels of graphic violence used by Fulci. In addition to being a director and writer, he would also appear in small acting roles in his films.
Biography[]
Born in Rome on June 17, 1927, Fulci grew up with an interest in film, art, football, sailing, and music. He attended the Naval College in Venice for some time, and completed his studies at the Giulio Cesare State Classical School. He studied medicine for a while, but later dropped out to study filmmaking as he decided he would make more money from the career.
Fulci's career as a filmmaker began with directing documentaries and serving as a writer and assistant director to several films, most of which were comedies. This led to him getting noticed by Italian comedy director Steno, and he soon directed a number of comedies starring actor Totò and the popular duo Franco and Ciccio.
After directing several Italian comedies in the 1960s, Fulci decided to shift into other genres, including spaghetti Westerns (e.g. Massacre Time (1966), Four of the Apocalypse (1975), and Silver Saddle (1978), giallo (e.g. A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971), Don't Torture a Duckling (1972), The New York Ripper (1982), and Murder Rock (1984), and horror (e.g. Zombie (1979), The Black Cat (1981), and A Cat in the Brain (1990).
Arguably, Fulci's most notable films are considered to be his Gates of Hell trilogy: City of the Living Dead (1980), The Beyond (1981), and The House by the Cemetery (1981).
Beginning in the late 1980s, Fulci struggled with many health problems including diabetes, viral hepatitis, and cirrhosis. Despite this, he continued to work in film, even collaborating with fellow giallo director Dario Argento for the screenplay of the gothic horror film Wax Mask, which was released in 1997. His last directed film before his death was the 1994 horror film Voices from Beyond. He died in Rome from a diabetes-related illness on March 13, 1996.
Filmography[]
Director[]
| Year | Title | Country | Dubbing Direction | Studio | Dub Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Massacre Time | Italy | ¿? | NIS Films | Italy |
| ¿Lee Kresel? | Titra Studios | United States | |||
| 1972 | Don't Torture a Duckling | ¿? | C.D.S. | Italy | |
| 1973 | White Fang | Italy Spain France |
Lee Kresel | Titra Studios | United States |
| 1979 | Zombie | Italy | Nick Alexander | Fono Roma | Italy |
| 1980 | Contraband | Gregory Snegoff | ¿? | ||
| 1981 | The Black Cat | Nick Alexander | Fono Roma | ||
| The House by the Cemetery | ¿? | ¿? | |||
| 1988 | Zombi 3 | John Gayford | ¿? | ||
| 1989 | The House of Clocks | ¿? | ¿? |
Original Actor[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Peter's News Editor | Zombie | Lewis E. Ciannelli | Italy |
| 1981 | Professor Mueller | The House by the Cemetery | Edward Mannix |
External Links[]
- Lucio Fulci at the Internet Movie Database