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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-oriente…
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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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BODY OF WORK
Jesús Franco's Filmography
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Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
as Self - Archive footage
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
as Self (archive footage)
Wild Session
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Drácula Barcelona
as Himself
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
as Himself (archive footage)
Queridos monstruos
as Self
Call Me Jess Redux
as Himself
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Poster
Falks Frauen
as (archive footage)
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
as Himself
La última película de Jess Franco
as Self
The Rhythm of Jess
as Self
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
as The Director
No Poster
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer
as Voz
Tío Jess
as Self
La cripta de las condenadas
Debris Documentar
as Himself
No Poster
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
as Self
Por la gracia de Luis
as Himself
Idoru
Coffins of Light
as himself
No Poster
Take-Away Spirit
as J.W. Radek
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
as Padre del Dr. Weissman
Jesús Franco, manera de vivir
as Himself
No Poster
Beloved Count
as Self
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
as Pete
No Poster
Bloody Jess
as Self
Ban the Sadist Videos!
as Self
The Well
Jesús in Furs
as Himself
No Poster
Jess' Women
as self
No Poster
See you later Cowabunga: La maldición del cenachero diabólico!
No Poster
On the Threshold to Another World
as Himself
Death Karate in Torremolinos
as Miyagi
Red Venice
as Jess Franco
No Poster
Perversion Stories
as Self
No Poster
Antena Criminal: Making a Jess Franco Movie
as Himself
Journey into Perversion
as Himself
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
as Self
Call Him Jess
as Himself
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
as Dr. James Wong
Vampire Blues
as The Merchant
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
Esmeralda Bay
as Boat Captain
Flesh-Eating Mothers
as Policeman
Esa cosa con plumas
Girl with the Red Lips
as Professor Karame
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
as Rose Hotel's recepcionist (uncredited)
Judoka Shadow versus Doctor Wong
as Dr. Wong
A Crack for Two
as Tom
Lilian, the Perverted Virgin
as Bernardo
The Sinister Doctor Orloff
as Manolo
Night Has a Thousand Desires
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Lonely Road
as Doctor Callman
Bahia Blanca
as The Miseries (uncredited)
Macumba Sexual
as Recepcionist
The Night Of Open Sex
as Count
Black Boots, Leather Whip
as Matón en cementerio de coches (voice) (uncredited)
En busca del dragón dorado
as Blind Old Man
Blood on My Shoes
as Abductor
No Poster
The Bizarre World of Jess Franco
as Self
The Blues of Pop Street
as Sam Chesterfield
Jailhouse Wardress
as Uncle Jess
Sadomania
as Lucas
Bloody Moon
as Doctor (uncredited)
Sex Is Crazy
as Film Director
White Cannibal Queen
as Mr. Martin
What a Honeymoon
as Dying Man (uncredited)
Justine and the Whip
as Strange Guy
The Sadist of Notre Dame
as Mathis Vogel
Slaves
as Radeck's Assistant
Kiss Me Killer
as Marcel
Greta, the Mad Butcher
as Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)
Shining Sex
as Dr. Seward
White Skin Black Thighs
as Graf Anastasio
Downtown
as Al Pereira
The Troublemakers
Ladies House of Pleasure
Barbed Wire Dolls
as Maria's Father (uncredited)
Midnight Party
as Janos Radeck
Exorcism
as Mathis Vogel, aka Laforgue
The Hot Nights of Linda
as Dr. Roberts (as Jess Franck)
Women Behind Bars
as Bill
Sexorcismes
as Mathis Vogel
Lorna, the Exorcist
as Doctor (uncredited)
Celestine
as Sleeping Man
Night of the Skull
as Andy
Dolls for Sale
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
as Basilio
The Other Side of the Mirror
as Roger (uncredited)
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
as Inspecteur Hernandez
Female Vampire
as Dr. Roberts
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
as Morpho
Eugenie de Sade
as Attila Tanner
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
as Lord Comfort (uncredited)
The Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
as Crosby / Drunk Man in Nightclub
Daughter of Dracula
as Cyril Jefferson
The Corpse Packs His Bags
as Gonzales
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
as Director
Vampir Cuadecuc
as Self
She Killed in Ecstasy
as Dr. Donen
X312 - Flight to Hell
as Man at John Somers'
Vampyros Lesbos
as Memmet
The Devil Came from Akasava
as Tino Celli
Count Dracula
as Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)
Eugenie
as Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited)
Your Caresses
Venus in Furs
as Jazz Musician (uncredited)
The Castle of Fu Manchu
as Insp. Ahmet
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Two Undercover Angels
as Napoleon Bolivard
Kiss Me Monster
as Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited)
The Girl from Rio
as Guitar Player
99 Women
as Official (uncredited)
The Blood of Fu Manchu
Succubus
as Writer
Residence for Spies
as Casino Piano Player (uncredited)
Lucky, the Inscrutable
as Ciego / Zoltan / Guitarrista
The Diabolical Dr. Z
as Inspector Tanner
Attack of the Robots
as Piano Player
Attack of the Robots
as Pianist (uncredited)
Dr. Orloff's Monster
as Piano Player
Strange Voyage
as Don Venancio
Death Whistles the Blues
as Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited)
The Awful Dr. Orlof
as Pianist (uncredited)
Anna Said Yes
as Pianista (uncredited)
Around the World in 80 Days
as Extra (uncredited)
No Poster