Directed credits
134
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Jesús Franco
Directing
Career Snapshot
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1.2
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Directed movies: 134Directed series: 0All crew credits: 209
TMDB ID: 30956
IMDb ID: nm0001238
Known for: Directing
Born: May 12, 1930
Died: April 2, 2013
Age: 82
Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1954 - 2024
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 5
Wikidata: Q353758
Also known as
Clifford Brown • A.L. Mariaux • Jess Franco • Pablo Villa • Joan Almirall • Rosa M. Almirall • Rosa María Almirall • Juan G. Cabral • Betty Carter • Candy Coster • +26 more
Frequent jobs
Director (130)Assistant Director (2)Director of Photography (1)Second Unit Director (1)Screenplay (25)Writer (20)Editor (7)Original Music Composer (6)Music (4)Story (4)Producer (2)Adaptation (1)
Biography
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jesús Franco.
3.5
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
Director
2012 Movie
3.1
La cripta de las condenadas
Director
2012 Movie
3.9
Paula-Paula
Director
2010 Movie
A Bad Day at the Cemetery
Director
2008 Movie
5.5
Montes de Venus
Director
2006 Movie
5.5
Jess Franco's Perversion
Director
2005 Movie
3.4
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
Director
2002 Movie
1.8
Incubus
Director
2002 Movie
2.1
Vampire Junction
Director
2001 Movie
2.9
Blind Target
Director
2000 Movie
2.4
Helter Skelter
Director
2000 Movie
1.3
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
Director
1999 Movie
2.0
Broken Dolls
Director
1999 Movie
3.4
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
Director
1998 Movie
3.2
Downtown Heat
Director
1994 Movie
3.0
Night of the Eagles
Director
1989 Movie
3.2
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil
Director
1988 Movie
5.7
Faceless
Director
1988 Movie
6.5
Falo Crest
Director
1987 Movie
Trapped Women
Director
1987 Movie
7.5
Phollastía
Director
1987 Movie
5.7
Entre pitos anda el juego
Director
1986 Movie
4.8
The Voyeur and the Exhibitionist
Director
1986 Movie
2.8
Fury in the Tropics
Director
1986 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jesús Franco.
7.2
Chimes at Midnight
Second Unit Director
1965 Movie
7.1
Death of a Cyclist
Assistant Director
1955 Movie
6.9
55 Days at Peking
Assistant Production Manager
1963 Movie
6.6
Around the World in 80 Days
as Extra (uncredited)
1956 Movie
5.8
Count Dracula
Director
1970 Movie
5.7
Vampyros Lesbos
Screenplay
1971 Movie
4.6
Greta, the Mad Butcher
Director
1977 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jesús Franco.
4.7
Blue Rita
Director
1977 Movie
3.8
Kiss Me Killer
Director
1977 Movie
4.1
Angel of Death
Director
1985 Movie
4.4
Dolls for Sale
Director
1973 Movie
6.1
Vampir Cuadecuc
as Self
1972 Movie
2.8
Fury in the Tropics
Director
1986 Movie
5.7
Vampyros Lesbos
Screenplay
1971 Movie
5.0
Idoru
2009 Movie
5.4
Erotic Symphony
Director
1980 Movie
6.6
Around the World in 80 Days
as Extra (uncredited)
1956 Movie
5.5
Eugenie de Sade
Director
1973 Movie
4.1
Cecilia
Director
1983 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jesús Franco.
3.6
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
Writer
2013 Movie
2.5
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
Writer
2013 Movie
5.0
Vampyros Lesbos
Story
2008 Movie
3.2
Snakewoman
Original Music Composer
2005 Movie
4.2
Jess Franco's Passion
Writer
2005 Movie
3.7
Vampire Blues
Screenplay
1999 Movie
2.7
Red Silk
Screenplay
1999 Movie
2.9
Lust for Frankenstein
Screenplay
1998 Movie
3.0
Tender Flesh
Screenplay
1997 Movie
4.0
Vampire Killer Barbys
Writer
1996 Movie
6.1
Don Quixote
Editor
1992 Movie
6.0
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
Screenplay
1992 Movie
4.4
Esmeralda Bay
Producer
1989 Movie
2.0
Slave of Crime
Screenplay
1987 Movie
6.1
¡Biba la banda!
Costumer
1987 Movie
3.1
Thong Girls
Editor
1987 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jesús Franco.
6.8
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
as Self - Archive footage
2024 Movie
6.9
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
6.8
Wild Session
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019 Movie
5.8
Drácula Barcelona
as Himself
2017 Movie
3.7
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
as Himself (archive footage)
2015 Movie
5.5
Queridos monstruos
as Self
2014 Movie
4.6
Call Me Jess Redux
as Himself
2014 Movie
6.0
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014 Movie
3.6
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
as Himself
2013 Movie
6.0
La última película de Jess Franco
as Self
2013 Movie
5.5
The Rhythm of Jess
as Self
2013 Movie
2.5
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
as The Director
2013 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jesús Franco.
