Directing
Jesús Franco
Born May 12, 1930 · Madrid, Spain · Died Apr 2, 2013
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.
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Directed
Fly Story
Shining Sex
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
2013
Comedy
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
2013
Comedy · Horror
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
2012
Horror
La cripta de las condenadas
2012
Horror
Paula-Paula
2010
Drama
A Bad Day at the Cemetery
2008
Horror
Montes de Venus
2006
Snakewoman
2005
Horror
Jess Franco's Passion
2005
Drama
Jess Franco's Perversion
2005
Drama
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
2002
Horror · Comedy
Incubus
2002
Horror
Vampire Junction
2001
Horror
Blind Target
2000
Thriller · Drama
Helter Skelter
2000
Horror
Vampire Blues
1999
Horror
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
1999
Horror · Crime · Fantasy
Broken Dolls
1999
Drama
Red Silk
1999
Crime · Comedy
Lust for Frankenstein
1998
Horror
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
1998
Horror · Comedy
Tender Flesh
1997
Horror
Vampire Killer Barbys
1996
Horror · Music
Downtown Heat
1994
Action · Thriller
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
1992
Action · Comedy
Night of the Eagles
1989
War · Drama
Esmeralda Bay
1989
Drama · War · Action
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil
1988
Action
Faceless
1988
Horror
Slave of Crime
1987
Action · Crime
Falo Crest
1987
Comedy
Trapped Women
1987
Action
Thong Girls
1987
Comedy
Phollastía
1987
Comedy
Golden Temple Amazons
1986
Adventure
Para las nenas, leche calentita
1986
Comedy
Alone Against Terror
1986
Horror
Entre pitos anda el juego
1986
Comedy
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
1986
Drama
Lulu's Talking Ass
1986
Comedy
Fury in the Tropics
1986
Drama · Crime
The Last from Philippines
1986
Action · Adventure
Girl with the Red Lips
1986
Action · Comedy
Angel of Death
1985
Action · Adventure · Thriller
Dirty Game in Casablanca
1985
Action · Thriller
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
1985
Adventure · Action
White Jungle Slave
1985
Horror · Thriller
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
1985
Action
Bangkok, City of the Dead
1985
Action
The Sexual Story of O
1984
Drama
A Crack for Two
1984
Comedy
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
1984
Horror · Thriller
The Sinister Doctor Orloff
1984
Horror
How Much Does a Spy Make?
1984
Crime · Comedy
Night Has a Thousand Desires
1984
Thriller · Horror
Lonely Road
1984
Thriller · Mystery
Bahia Blanca
1984
Thriller · Drama
Macumba Sexual
1983
Horror
The Hotel of Love Affairs
1983
Comedy
Cries of Pleasure
1983
Thriller
The House of Lost Women
1983
Drama
Intimate Confessions of an Exhibitionist
1983
Drama
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
1983
Action · Adventure · Horror
Cecilia
1983
Drama · Romance
Revenge in the House of Usher
1983
Horror
The Night Of Open Sex
1983
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Black Boots, Leather Whip
1983
Drama · Mystery
Blood on My Shoes
1983
Action · Comedy · Thriller
En busca del dragón dorado
1983
Adventure · Action
The Blues of Pop Street
1983
Adventure · Crime · Comedy
Claire
1983
Drama
Mansion of the Living Dead
1982
Horror
Oasis of the Zombies
1982
Horror
Lake of the Virgins
1982
Adventure
The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle
1982
Drama
Pick-Up Girls
1981
Comedy · Action
Jailhouse Wardress
1981
Drama
Lola 2000
1981
Drama
The Story of Linda
1981
Adventure · Crime · Drama
Sexual Perversions of a Married Woman
1981
Romance · Drama
The Girls of the Copacabana
1981
Comedy
Bloody Moon
1981
Horror · Thriller
Sadomania
1981
Action · Horror
Sex Is Crazy
1981
Science Fiction · Comedy
Devil Hunter
1980
Horror
White Cannibal Queen
1980
Drama · Horror
Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie
1980
Drama
Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties
1980
Thriller
Erotic Symphony
1980
Drama · Romance
What a Honeymoon
1980
Comedy · Adventure
Justine and the Whip
1979
Drama
Convoy of Girls
1979
War · Drama
The Sadist of Notre Dame
1979
Horror · Thriller
Burning Up Inside
1979
Drama · Horror · Crime
They Do Everything
1979
Comedy
Cocktail spécial
1978
Drama
Women in Cellblock 9
1978
Drama · Action · Crime
Women Without Innocence
1978
Mystery · Thriller
Call of the Blonde Goddess
1977
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Love Camp
1977
Adventure · Drama · Thriller
Sexy Sisters
1977
Drama · Horror
Blue Rita
1977
Action · Thriller · Mystery
Slaves
1977
Action · Thriller · Mystery
Kiss Me Killer
1977
Thriller
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
1977
Horror
Greta, the Mad Butcher
1977
Horror · Drama
Doriana Grey
1977
Horror
Silence of the Grave
1976
Thriller · Horror · Mystery
Around the World in 80 Beds
1976
Horror · Thriller · Comedy
Jack the Ripper
1976
Drama · Thriller
Shining Sex
1976
Science Fiction · Thriller
Girls in the Night Traffic
1976
Drama · Comedy
White Skin Black Thighs
1976
Drama
Downtown
1976
Comedy · Crime
The Troublemakers
1976
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Barbed Wire Dolls
1976
Crime · Drama · Horror
Golden Jail
1976
Crime
Midnight Party
1976
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Countess Perverse
1975
Thriller · Horror
Rolls-Royce Baby
1975
Comedy
Exorcism
1975
Horror
The Ticklish Ones
1975
Western · Comedy
The Hot Nights of Linda
1975
Drama
Sexy Erotic Job
1975
Comedy
A Virgin for St. Tropez
1975
Drama
Women Behind Bars
1975
Thriller · Crime
Sexorcismes
1975
Horror
Lorna, the Exorcist
1974
Horror
Celestine
1974
Comedy
Night of the Skull
1974
Horror · Thriller · Mystery
How to Seduce a Virgin
1974
Drama · Horror · Thriller
The Greedy Ones
1974
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy
The Lustful Amazons
1974
Adventure
Dolls for Sale
1973
Drama · Crime
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
1973
Horror
Lovers of Devil's Island
1973
Horror
The Other Side of the Mirror
1973
Mystery · Drama · Horror
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
1973
Drama
Female Vampire
1973
Horror · Action
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
1973
Horror
Fifteen Year Old Captain
1973
Action · Adventure
Eugenie de Sade
1973
Drama · Thriller · Horror
The Demons
1973
Horror
Nightmares Come at Night
1973
Thriller · Drama · Horror
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
1973
Horror · Drama
Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle
1973
Mystery · Thriller
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
1972
Horror · Crime
Daughter of Dracula
1972
Horror · Mystery
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
1972
Horror
The Corpse Packs His Bags
1972
Crime · Mystery
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
1972
Comedy
Virgin Report
1972
Comedy · Drama · Horror
She Killed in Ecstasy
1971
Horror
X312 - Flight to Hell
1971
Action · Crime · Drama
Vampyros Lesbos
1971
Horror
The Devil Came from Akasava
1971
Adventure · Thriller
Count Dracula
1970
Horror
Eugenie... The Story of Her Journey into Perversion
1970
Drama · Horror
The Bloody Judge
1970
Horror
Venus in Furs
1969
Horror · Thriller
The Castle of Fu Manchu
1969
Crime · Adventure · Horror
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
Drama · Horror
Two Undercover Angels
1969
Comedy · Mystery · Thriller
Kiss Me Monster
1969
Comedy · Science Fiction · Mystery
The Girl from Rio
1969
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
99 Women
1969
Thriller · Drama · Horror
A Man, Eight Girls
1968
Drama
The Blood of Fu Manchu
1968
Adventure · Crime
Succubus
1968
Horror
Residence for Spies
1968
Action
Lucky, the Inscrutable
1967
Adventure · Action
The Diabolical Dr. Z
1966
Horror · Science Fiction
Attack of the Robots
1966
Comedy · Thriller · Science Fiction
Dr. Orloff's Monster
1965
Horror · Science Fiction
Rififi in the City
1964
Crime · Thriller
Death Whistles the Blues
1964
Drama · Crime
Jaguar
1963
Western
The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus
1962
Horror
The Awful Dr. Orlof
1962
Horror · Thriller
Vampiresas 1930
1962
Comedy
Queen of the Tabarin Club
1960
Drama · Comedy
Red Lips
1960
Crime · Thriller · Comedy
We Are 18 Years Old
1959
Comedy
The Tree from Spain
1957
Documentary
Written
Vampyros Lesbos
2008
Horror
Don Quixote
1992
Adventure · Drama · Comedy
Zombie Lake
1981
Horror
Cannibal Terror
1980
Horror
The House of the Lost Dolls
1974
Thriller
Acting
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
2024
Documentary · History
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021
Documentary
Wild Session
2019
Documentary
Drácula Barcelona
2017
Documentary
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
2015
Documentary
