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.

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55 Days at Peking

Department Production

Job Assistant Production Manager

Average Rating

7.0

172 votes

Release Date

May 06, 1963

63 years ago
Golden Temple Amazons

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.1

28 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1986

40 years ago
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.6

27 votes

Release Date

Jun 03, 1983

43 years ago
Cecilia

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.1

26 votes

Release Date

May 18, 1983

43 years ago
Lust for Frankenstein

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

2.6

17 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
The Sexual Story of O

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.9

17 votes

Release Date

Sep 20, 1984

42 years ago
Bahia Blanca

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.1

17 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1984

42 years ago
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.2

13 votes

Release Date

Aug 18, 1988

38 years ago
Revenge in the House of Usher

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.2

12 votes

Release Date

Mar 23, 1983

43 years ago
Tender Flesh

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

2.9

12 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1997

29 years ago
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.4

10 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.5

10 votes

Release Date

Oct 07, 2012

13 years ago
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

2.5

10 votes

Release Date

Mar 22, 2013

13 years ago
La cripta de las condenadas

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.1

9 votes

Release Date

Oct 05, 2012

13 years ago
Esmeralda Bay

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.4

6 votes

Release Date

May 18, 1989

37 years ago
Downtown Heat

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.2

6 votes

Release Date

Jun 15, 1994

32 years ago
How Much Does a Spy Make?

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.0

6 votes

Release Date

May 28, 1984

42 years ago
Dirty Game in Casablanca

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.3

6 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 1985

41 years ago
Silence of the Grave

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

3.8

4 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1976

50 years ago
The Last from Philippines

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

2.3

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Anna Said Yes

Department Production

Job Delegated Producer

Average Rating

5.5

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 1958

68 years ago
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1985

41 years ago
Jungle of Fear

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1993

33 years ago

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