Lucio Fulci (Italian: [ˈlutʃo ˈfultʃi]; 17 June 1927 â€" 13 March
1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.Although he
worked in a wide array of genres through a career as a film director
spanning nearly five decades, including comedy and spaghetti westerns,
he garnered an international cult following for his giallo and horror
films. His most notable films include the "Gates of Hell"
trilogyâ€"City of the Living Dead (1980), The Beyond (1981), and The
House by the Cemetery (1981)â€"as well as Massacre Time (1966), One on
Top of the Other (1969), A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971), Don't
Torture a Duckling (1972), White Fang (1973), Four of the Apocalypse
(1975), Sette note in nero (1977), Zombi 2 (1979), The New York Ripper
(1982), and A Cat in the Brain (1990). Although a number of films over
the years were said to have been "co-produced" by Fulci, he was just
allowing them to use his name to promote the films (with the exception
of City of the Living Dead, which he did actively attempt to obtain
some funding for).Because of the high level of visceral graphic
violence present in many of his films, especially Zombi 2, The Beyond,
Contraband and The New York Ripper, Fulci is frequently referred to as
"The Godfather of Gore", a title also given to Herschell Gordon Lewis.
1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.Although he
worked in a wide array of genres through a career as a film director
spanning nearly five decades, including comedy and spaghetti westerns,
he garnered an international cult following for his giallo and horror
films. His most notable films include the "Gates of Hell"
trilogyâ€"City of the Living Dead (1980), The Beyond (1981), and The
House by the Cemetery (1981)â€"as well as Massacre Time (1966), One on
Top of the Other (1969), A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971), Don't
Torture a Duckling (1972), White Fang (1973), Four of the Apocalypse
(1975), Sette note in nero (1977), Zombi 2 (1979), The New York Ripper
(1982), and A Cat in the Brain (1990). Although a number of films over
the years were said to have been "co-produced" by Fulci, he was just
allowing them to use his name to promote the films (with the exception
of City of the Living Dead, which he did actively attempt to obtain
some funding for).Because of the high level of visceral graphic
violence present in many of his films, especially Zombi 2, The Beyond,
Contraband and The New York Ripper, Fulci is frequently referred to as
"The Godfather of Gore", a title also given to Herschell Gordon Lewis.
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