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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.
As director
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
La cripta de las condenadas
La cripta de las condenadas: Parte II
Paula-Paula
A Bad Day at the Cemetery
Lascivia
Montes de Venus
Jess Franco's Perversion
Jess Franco's Passion
Snakewoman
Incubus
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
Vampire Junction
Blind Target
Helter Skelter
Vampire Blues
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
Broken Dolls
Red Silk
Lust for Frankenstein
Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula
Tender Flesh
Vampire Killer Barbys
Downtown Heat
Jungle of Fear
El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
In Pursuit of Barbara
Night of the Eagles
Esmeralda Bay
As actor
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Wild Session
Drácula Barcelona
Soledad Miranda, Flower in the Desert
Falks Frauen
Call Me Jess Redux
Queridos monstruos
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Al Pereira vs. the Alligator Ladies
La última película de Jess Franco
The Rhythm of Jess
Los profundos sueños de Jennifer
Revenge of the Alligator Ladies
La cripta de las condenadas
Debris Documentar
Tío Jess
Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess
Take-Away Spirit
Idoru
Coffins of Light
Por la gracia de Luis
Ellos robaron la picha de Hitler
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
Jesús Franco, manera de vivir
Bloody Jess
Beloved Count
The Well
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Jesús in Furs