Jesús Franco

Directing·May 12, 1930·Madrid, Spain

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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.

Film	Credit
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies2013 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies2013 · The Director, Director, Writer, Producer	The Director, Director, Writer, Producer
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II2012 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
La cripta de las condenadas2012 · Actor, Director, Writer, Producer	Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
Paula-Paula2010 · Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay	Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay
A Bad Day at the Cemetery2008 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
LLascivia2007 · Director	Director
Montes de Venus2006 · Director	Director
Snakewoman2005 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Jess Franco's Passion2005 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Jess Franco's Perversion2005 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula2002 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Incubus2002 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Vampire Junction2001 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Blind Target2000 · Director	Director
Helter Skelter2000 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Vampire Blues1999 · The Merchant, Director, Screenplay	The Merchant, Director, Screenplay
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell1999 · Dr. James Wong, Writer, Director	Dr. James Wong, Writer, Director
Broken Dolls1999 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Red Silk1999 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Lust for Frankenstein1998 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula1998 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Tender Flesh1997 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Vampire Killer Barbys1996 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Downtown Heat1994 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
JJungle of Fear1993 · Director	Director
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa1992 · Actor, Director, Screenplay	Actor, Director, Screenplay
IIn Pursuit of Barbara1991 · Director	Director
Esmeralda Bay1989 · Boat Captain, Director, Writer, Producer	Boat Captain, Director, Writer, Producer
Night of the Eagles1989 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil1988 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Faceless1988 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Slave of Crime1987 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Falo Crest1987 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Trapped Women1987 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Thong Girls1987 · Director, Writer, Screenplay	Director, Writer, Screenplay
Phollastía1987 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Golden Temple Amazons1986 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Para las nenas, leche calentita1986 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Alone Against Terror1986 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Entre pitos anda el juego1986 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist1986 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Lulu's Talking Ass1986 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
LLas chuponas1986 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Fury in the Tropics1986 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Girl with the Red Lips1986 · Professor Karame, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography	Professor Karame, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
The Last from Philippines1986 · Director, Producer, Director of Photography	Director, Producer, Director of Photography
SSida, la peste del siglo XX1986 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Angel of Death1985 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
UUn pito para tres1985 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Dirty Game in Casablanca1985 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included1985 · Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Producer	Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Producer
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong1985 · Dr. Wong, Director, Screenplay	Dr. Wong, Director, Screenplay
White Jungle Slave1985 · Director	Director
Bangkok, City of the Dead1985 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Sexual Story of O1984 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
A Crack for Two1984 · Tom, Director, Screenplay	Tom, Director, Screenplay
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin1984 · Bernardo, Director, Screenplay	Bernardo, Director, Screenplay
The Sinister Doctor Orloff1984 · Manolo, Director, Screenplay	Manolo, Director, Screenplay
How Much Does a Spy Make?1984 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Night Has a Thousand Desires1984 · Psychiatrist (uncredited), Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Psychiatrist (uncredited), Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Lonely Road1984 · Doctor Callman, Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Doctor Callman, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Bahia Blanca1984 · The Miseries (uncredited), Writer, Screenplay, Producer, Director	The Miseries (uncredited), Writer, Screenplay, Producer, Director
Macumba Sexual1983 · Recepcionist, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography	Recepcionist, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
The Hotel of Love Affairs1983 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Cries of Pleasure1983 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The House of Lost Women1983 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist1983 · Director	Director
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro1983 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography	Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography
Cecilia1983 · Writer, Producer, Director	Writer, Producer, Director
Revenge in the House of Usher1983 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Night Of Open Sex1983 · Count, Director, Director of Photography	Count, Director, Director of Photography
Black Boots, Leather Whip1983 · Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer	Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer
Blood on My Shoes1983 · Abductor, Director, Screenplay	Abductor, Director, Screenplay
The Blues of Pop Street1983 · Sam Chesterfield, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography	Sam Chesterfield, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
En busca del dragón dorado1983 · Blind Old Man, Director, Screenplay	Blind Old Man, Director, Screenplay
VVoces de muerte1983 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Claire1983 · Director	Director
Mansion of the Living Dead1982 · Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director	Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director
Oasis of the Zombies1982 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Lake of the Virgins1982 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle1982 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
EEl huésped de la niebla1982 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
Pick-Up Girls1981 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Jailhouse Wardress1981 · Uncle Jess, Director	Uncle Jess, Director
Lola 20001981 · Director	Director
The Story of Linda1981 · Director	Director
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman1981 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Girls of the Copacabana1981 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Sadomania1981 · Lucas, Director, Screenplay	Lucas, Director, Screenplay
Bloody Moon1981 · Doctor (uncredited), Director	Doctor (uncredited), Director
Sex Is Crazy1981 · Film Director, Director, Screenplay	Film Director, Director, Screenplay
Devil Hunter1980 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
White Cannibal Queen1980 · Mr. Martin, Director, Writer	Mr. Martin, Director, Writer
Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie1980 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties1980 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Erotic Symphony1980 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
What a Honeymoon1980 · Dying Man (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Dying Man (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Justine and the Whip1979 · Strange Guy, Director, Writer	Strange Guy, Director, Writer
Convoy of Girls1979 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Sadist of Notre Dame1979 · Mathis Vogel, Director, Writer	Mathis Vogel, Director, Writer
Burning Up Inside1979 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
They Do Everything1979 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Cocktail spécial1978 · Director	Director
Women in Cellblock 91978 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Women Without Innocence1978 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Call of the Blonde Goddess1977 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Love Camp1977 · Director	Director
Sexy Sisters1977 · Director	Director
Blue Rita1977 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Slaves1977 · Radeck's Assistant, Director	Radeck's Assistant, Director
Kiss Me Killer1977 · Marcel, Director, Writer	Marcel, Director, Writer
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun1977 · Director	Director
Greta, the Mad Butcher1977 · Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco), Director, Writer	Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco), Director, Writer
Doriana Grey1977 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Silence of the Grave1976 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Around the World in 80 Beds1976 · Director	Director
Jack the Ripper1976 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Shining Sex1976 · Dr. Seward, Director	Dr. Seward, Director
Girls in the Night Traffic1976 · Director	Director
White Skin Black Thighs1976 · Graf Anastasio, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography	Graf Anastasio, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Downtown1976 · Al Pereira, Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Al Pereira, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The Troublemakers1976 · Actor, Director, Screenplay	Actor, Director, Screenplay
Barbed Wire Dolls1976 · Maria's Father (uncredited), Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Maria's Father (uncredited), Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Golden Jail1976 · Director	Director
Midnight Party1976 · Janos Radeck, Director, Writer	Janos Radeck, Director, Writer
Countess Perverse1975 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Rolls-Royce Baby1975 · Director	Director
Exorcism1975 · Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue, Director, Screenplay	Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue, Director, Screenplay
The Ticklish Ones1975 · Director	Director
The Hot Nights of Linda1975 · Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck), Director, Screenplay	Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck), Director, Screenplay
Sexy Erotic Job1975 · Director	Director
A Virgin for St. Tropez1975 · Director	Director
Female Vampire1975 · Dr. Roberts, Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Dr. Roberts, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Women Behind Bars1975 · Bill, Director, Director of Photography	Bill, Director, Director of Photography
Sexorcismes1975 · Mathis Vogel, Director, Writer	Mathis Vogel, Director, Writer
Lorna, the Exorcist1974 · Doctor (uncredited), Director, Writer	Doctor (uncredited), Director, Writer
Celestine1974 · Sleeping Man, Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Sleeping Man, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Night of the Skull1974 · Andy, Director, Screenplay	Andy, Director, Screenplay
How to Seduce a Virgin1974 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Greedy Ones1974 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Lustful Amazons1974 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Dolls for Sale1973 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
A Virgin Among the Living Dead1973 · Basilio, Director, Writer	Basilio, Director, Writer
Lovers of Devil's Island1973 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Other Side of the Mirror1973 · Roger (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Roger (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac1973 · Inspecteur Hernandez, Director	Inspecteur Hernandez, Director
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein1973 · Morpho, Director, Screenplay	Morpho, Director, Screenplay
Fifteen Year Old Captain1973 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Eugenie de Sade1973 · Attila Tanner, Director, Writer	Attila Tanner, Director, Writer
The Demons1973 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Nightmares Come at Night1973 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff1973 · Lord Comfort (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Lord Comfort (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle1973 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse1972 · Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub, Director, Screenplay	Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub, Director, Screenplay
Daughter of Dracula1972 · Cyril Jefferson, Director, Writer	Cyril Jefferson, Director, Writer
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein1972 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Corpse Packs His Bags1972 · Gonzales, Director, Screenplay	Gonzales, Director, Screenplay
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves1972 · Director	Director
Virgin Report1972 · Director	Director
She Killed in Ecstasy1971 · Dr. Donen, Director, Writer	Dr. Donen, Director, Writer
X312 - Flight to Hell1971 · Man at John Somers', Director, Screenplay	Man at John Somers', Director, Screenplay
Vampyros Lesbos1971 · Memmet, Director, Screenplay	Memmet, Director, Screenplay
The Devil Came from Akasava1971 · Tino Celli, Director	Tino Celli, Director
Count Dracula1970 · Van Helsing's servant (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Van Helsing's servant (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Eugenie1970 · Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited), Director	Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited), Director
The Bloody Judge1970 · Director	Director
Venus in Furs1969 · Jazz Musician (uncredited), Director, Writer	Jazz Musician (uncredited), Director, Writer
The Castle of Fu Manchu1969 · Insp. Ahmet, Director	Insp. Ahmet, Director
Marquis de Sade: Justine1969 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Kiss Me Monster1969 · Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Two Undercover Angels1969 · Napoleon Bolivard, Director, Screenplay	Napoleon Bolivard, Director, Screenplay
The Girl from Rio1969 · Guitar Player, Director	Guitar Player, Director
99 Women1969 · Official (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Official (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
A Man, Eight Girls1968 · Director	Director
The Blood of Fu Manchu1968 · Actor, Director, Screenplay	Actor, Director, Screenplay
Succubus1968 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Residence for Spies1968 · Casino Piano Player (uncredited), Director, Writer	Casino Piano Player (uncredited), Director, Writer
Lucky, the Inscrutable1967 · Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista, Director, Screenplay	Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista, Director, Screenplay
The Diabolical Dr. Z1966 · Inspector Tanner, Director, Screenplay	Inspector Tanner, Director, Screenplay
Attack of the Robots1966 · Piano Player, Pianist (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Piano Player, Pianist (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Dr. Orloff's Monster1965 · Piano Player, Director, Screenplay	Piano Player, Director, Screenplay
Rififi in the City1964 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Death Whistles the Blues1964 · Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Jaguar1963 · Director	Director
The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus1962 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Awful Dr. Orlof1962 · Pianist (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Pianist (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Vampiresas 19301962 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Queen of the Tabarin Club1960 · Director	Director
Red Lips1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
EEstampas guipuzcoanas número 2: Pío Baroja1960 · Director	Director
EEl destierro del Cid1960 · Director	Director
We Are 18 Years Old1959 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
OOro español1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
LLas playas vacías1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Tree from Spain1957 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
EEl misterio del castillo rojoActor, Director	Actor, Director
Fly StoryDirector	Director
JJulietteDirector	Director
Shining SexDirector	Director