Jesús Franco

About

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...

Known for

EurotrashSeries • 1993Around the World in 80 DaysMovie • 1956The Bloody JudgeMovie • 197055 Days at PekingMovie • 1963CeciliaMovie • 1983Greta, the Mad ButcherMovie • 1977Marquis de Sade: JustineMovie • 1969Vampyros LesbosMovie • 1971Count DraculaMovie • 1970Chimes at MidnightMovie • 1965The Girl from RioMovie • 1969The DemonsMovie • 1973CelestineMovie • 197499 WomenMovie • 1969The Blood of Fu ManchuMovie • 1968EugenieMovie • 1970A Virgin Among the Living DeadMovie • 1973Zombie LakeMovie • 1981Sexy SistersMovie • 1977Erotic SymphonyMovie • 1980Love CampMovie • 1977Female VampireMovie • 1973Oasis of the ZombiesMovie • 1982White Cannibal QueenMovie • 1980