Jesús Franco

Jesús Franco

Jesús "Jess" Franco was a Spanish film director, writer, cinematographer and actor. His career took off in 1961 with his cult classic The Awful Dr. Orloff, which received wide distribution in the United States and England. Though he had some American box office success with Necronomicon, his first women-in-prison film Ninety-Nine Women, and his two Christopher Lee films, The Bloody Judge and Count Dracula, he never achieved wide commercial success. Franco moved from Spain to France in 1970 so that he could make more violent and sexual films, and it was at this point that his career began to go downhill commercially, as he turned to low-budget filmmaking with a heavier accent on adult-oriented films. Although he produced a few well-received, low budget horror films in the early 70's, many people in the industry considered him a porn director due to the huge number of X-rated adult films he began churning out. Franco returned to low-budget horror in a brief comeback period from 1980-1983, but after 1983, his career took a second downturn. With the exception of Faceless and Killer Barbies, his films after 1984 are quite disliked and obscure due to their incredibly low budgets. Franco has nevertheless retained a large cult following through the years with his sexually-charged horror films, some of which are regarded as masterpieces by his avid followers.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Madrid, Spain
    Birthday
    12 May 1930
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
5.3
The Castle of Fu Manchu
The Castle of Fu Manchu
3.625
Count Dracula
Count Dracula
5.9
The Devil Came from Akasava
The Devil Came from Akasava
4.735
The Corpse Packs His Bags
The Corpse Packs His Bags
5.1
Vampire Blues
Vampire Blues
3.8
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
7.8
Journey into Perversion
Journey into Perversion
0
The Diabolical Dr. Z
The Diabolical Dr. Z
5.8
Falks Frauen
0
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
6.5
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
1.2
Succubus
Succubus
5.5
Attack of the Robots
Attack of the Robots
5.1
Dr. Orloff's Monster
Dr. Orloff's Monster
4.5
Venus in Furs
Venus in Furs
5.3
She Killed in Ecstasy
She Killed in Ecstasy
5.4
Eugenie de Sade
Eugenie de Sade
5.7
Barbed Wire Dolls
Barbed Wire Dolls
4.8
Night of the Skull
Night of the Skull
6.2
Kiss Me Killer
Kiss Me Killer
4.3
Female Vampire
Female Vampire
4.4
The Sinister Doctor Orloff
The Sinister Doctor Orloff
4.4
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
5.7
Take-Away Spirit
0
Jailhouse Wardress
Jailhouse Wardress
3.7
Sex Is Crazy
Sex Is Crazy
5.735
The Girl from Rio
The Girl from Rio
4.6
Vampyros Lesbos
Vampyros Lesbos
5.8
Downtown
Downtown
5.8
Women Behind Bars
Women Behind Bars
4.5
Exorcism
Exorcism
4.6
Sadomania
Sadomania
5.2
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
3
Midnight Party
Midnight Party
5.2
Death Karate in Torremolinos
Death Karate in Torremolinos
5.3
Eugenie
Eugenie
4.6
Celestine
Celestine
5.7
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
2.7
La cripta de las condenadas
La cripta de las condenadas
3.1
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
4
Slaves
Slaves
5.1
La última película de Jess Franco
La última película de Jess Franco
6
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
5.5
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
5.2
The Rhythm of Jess
The Rhythm of Jess
5.5
Macumba Sexual
Macumba Sexual
5.2
Call Him Jess
Call Him Jess
7
Bloody Moon
Bloody Moon
5
Call Me Jess Redux
Call Me Jess Redux
4.6
On the Threshold to Another World
0
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine
5.223
Strange Voyage
Strange Voyage
7.3
White Cannibal Queen
White Cannibal Queen
4.4
A Crack for Two
A Crack for Two
0
Vampir Cuadecuc
Vampir Cuadecuc
6
Dolls for Sale
Dolls for Sale
4.4
Les emmerdeuses
Les emmerdeuses
3.5
Blood on My Shoes
Blood on My Shoes
5.8
The Blues of Pop Street
The Blues of Pop Street
4.9
En busca del dragón dorado
4.4
Girl with the Red Lips
Girl with the Red Lips
0
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
6
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer
7
The Sadist of Notre Dame
The Sadist of Notre Dame
5.3
Kiss Me Monster
Kiss Me Monster
4.6
Shining Sex
Shining Sex
4
The Night Of Open Sex
The Night Of Open Sex
4
Your Caresses
Your Caresses
4.6
The Blood of Fu Manchu
The Blood of Fu Manchu
4.397
Red Venice
Red Venice
4.688
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
4.6
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
4.7
Debris Documentar
Debris Documentar
5.2
Flesh Eating Mothers
Flesh Eating Mothers
4.6
Lucky, the Inscrutable
Lucky, the Inscrutable
4.385
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
6
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
0
Night Has a Thousand Desires
Night Has a Thousand Desires
4.375
Justine and the Whip
Justine and the Whip
4.9
Camino solitario
Camino solitario
3.9
Black Boots, Leather Whip
Black Boots, Leather Whip
5.1
The Hot Nights of Linda
The Hot Nights of Linda
3.1
Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days
6.6
Esa cosa con plumas
Esa cosa con plumas
0
Tío Jess
Tío Jess
5
Jesús Franco, manera de vivir
Jesús Franco, manera de vivir
6
Drácula Barcelona
Drácula Barcelona
5.8
Two Undercover Angels
Two Undercover Angels
4.9
The Well
The Well
0
Idoru
Idoru
5
Martes de Carnaval
Martes de Carnaval
0
99 Women
99 Women
5.3
Queridos monstruos
Queridos monstruos
5.5
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Ban the Sadist Videos!
6.913
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
3.7
Coffins of Light
0
Por la gracia de Luis
Por la gracia de Luis
5
What a Honeymoon
What a Honeymoon
5.7
El misterio del castillo rojo
2
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
6
Esmeralda Bay
Esmeralda Bay
4.4
Attack of the Robots
Attack of the Robots
5.1
Jesús in Furs
Jesús in Furs
6
Wild Session
Wild Session
6.9
Daughter of Dracula
Daughter of Dracula
4.2
Greta, the Mad Butcher
Greta, the Mad Butcher
4.747
The Awful Dr. Orlof
The Awful Dr. Orlof
5.9
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
4.9
Ladies House of Pleasure
Ladies House of Pleasure
3.2
Bahia Blanca
Bahia Blanca
5.4
Residence for Spies
Residence for Spies
4.5
Death Whistles the Blues
Death Whistles the Blues
4.4
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
5.9
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
5.5
Anna Said Yes
Anna Said Yes
5.3
Bloody Jess
0
Perversion Stories
0
Beloved Count
Beloved Count
0
White Skin Black Thighs
White Skin Black Thighs
4.8
X312 - Flight to Hell
X312 - Flight to Hell
4.2
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada 'S'
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada 'S'
0
Demoniac
Demoniac
0
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
0
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