Lucio Fulci (June 17, 1927 – March 13, 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for his directorial work on gore films, including Zombi 2 (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. He had a Catholic background and has referred to h...
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Lucio Fulci (June 17, 1927 – March 13, 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for his directorial work on gore films, including Zombi 2 (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. He had a Catholic background and has referred to himself as Catholic. Despite this Fulci is thought to have been Marxist and parts of his movies have been viewed as anti-Catholic.
After studying medicine and being employed as an art critic he opted for a film career, working in a wide variety of genres in Italy. In the early 1970s he moved into the thriller arena, directing giallo films that were both commercially successful and controversial in their depiction of violence and religion. The first film to gain him notoriety in his native country, Non si sevizia un paperino (Don't Torture a...
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