Directing
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.
Filmography
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
Film · 2024
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Film · 2021
Wild Session
Film · 2019
Drácula Barcelona
Film · 2017
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
Film · 2015
Falks Frauen
Film · 2014
Call Me Jess Redux
Film · 2014
Queridos monstruos
Film · 2014
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Film · 2014
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
Film · 2013
La última película de Jess Franco
Film · 2013
The Rhythm of Jess
Film · 2013
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer
Film · 2013
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
Film · 2013
La cripta de las condenadas
Film · 2012
Debris Documentar
Film · 2012
Tío Jess
Film · 2012
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
Film · 2010
Take-Away Spirit
Film · 2009
Idoru
Film · 2009
Coffins of Light
Film · 2009
Por la gracia de Luis
Film · 2009
Martes de Carnaval
Series · 2009
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
Film · 2008
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
Film · 2007
Jesús Franco, manera de vivir
Film · 2007
Bloody Jess
Film · 2007
Beloved Count
Film · 2007
The Well
Film · 2005
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Film · 2005
Jesús in Furs
Film · 2005
Jess' Women
Film · 2005
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
Film · 2004
Death Karate in Torremolinos
Film · 2003
On the Threshold to Another World
Film · 2003
Red Venice
Film · 2003
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
Film · 2002
Perversion Stories
Film · 2002
Journey into Perversion
Film · 2001
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
Film · 2000
Call Him Jess
Film · 2000
Vampire Blues
Film · 1999
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
Film · 1999
Eurotika!
Series · 1999
Eurotrash
Series · 1993
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
Film · 1992
Esmeralda Bay
Film · 1989
Flesh-Eating Mothers
Film · 1988
Esa cosa con plumas
Film · 1988
Girl with the Red Lips
Film · 1986
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
Film · 1985
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
Film · 1985
The Sinister Doctor Orloff
Film · 1984
A Crack for Two
Film · 1984
Night Has a Thousand Desires
Film · 1984
Lonely Road
Film · 1984
Bahia Blanca
Film · 1984
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
Film · 1984
Macumba Sexual
Film · 1983
En busca del dragón dorado
Film · 1983
Blood on My Shoes
Film · 1983
The Blues of Pop Street
Film · 1983
The Night Of Open Sex
Film · 1983
Black Boots, Leather Whip
Film · 1983
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
Film · 1983
Jailhouse Wardress
Film · 1981
Sex Is Crazy
Film · 1981
Sadomania
Film · 1981
Bloody Moon
Film · 1981
White Cannibal Queen
Film · 1980
What a Honeymoon
Film · 1980
The Sadist of Notre Dame
Film · 1979
Justine and the Whip
Film · 1979
Kiss Me Killer
Film · 1977
Slaves
Film · 1977
Greta, the Mad Butcher
Film · 1977
Barbed Wire Dolls
Film · 1976
Downtown
Film · 1976
Midnight Party
Film · 1976
The Troublemakers
Film · 1976
Shining Sex
Film · 1976
Ladies House of Pleasure
Film · 1976
White Skin Black Thighs
Film · 1976
Female Vampire
Film · 1975
Women Behind Bars
Film · 1975
Exorcism
Film · 1975
The Hot Nights of Linda
Film · 1975
Sexorcismes
Film · 1975
Night of the Skull
Film · 1974
Celestine
Film · 1974
Lorna, the Exorcist
Film · 1974
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
Film · 1973
Eugenie de Sade
Film · 1973
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Film · 1973
Dolls for Sale
Film · 1973
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
Film · 1973
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
Film · 1973
The Other Side of the Mirror
Film · 1973
The Corpse Packs His Bags
Film · 1972
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
Film · 1972
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
Film · 1972
Vampir Cuadecuc
Film · 1972
Daughter of Dracula
Film · 1972
The Devil Came from Akasava
Film · 1971
She Killed in Ecstasy
Film · 1971
Vampyros Lesbos
Film · 1971
X312 - Flight to Hell
Film · 1971
Count Dracula
Film · 1970
Eugenie
Film · 1970
The Castle of Fu Manchu
Film · 1969
Venus in Furs
Film · 1969
The Girl from Rio
Film · 1969
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Film · 1969
Kiss Me Monster
Film · 1969
Your Caresses
Film · 1969
Two Undercover Angels
Film · 1969
99 Women
Film · 1969
Succubus
Film · 1968
The Blood of Fu Manchu
Film · 1968
Residence for Spies
Film · 1968
Lucky, the Inscrutable
Film · 1967
The Diabolical Dr. Z
Film · 1966
Attack of the Robots
Film · 1966
Attack of the Robots
Film · 1966
Dr. Orloff's Monster
Film · 1965
Strange Voyage
Film · 1964
Death Whistles the Blues
Film · 1964
The Awful Dr. Orlof
Film · 1962
Anna Said Yes
Film · 1958
Around the World in 80 Days
Film · 1956
El misterio del castillo rojo
Film