Jesús Franco
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Also Known As
A. M. Frank White,
Jess Franco,
A.L. Mariaux,
J. Frank Manera,
Frank Holman,
Jack Griffin,
Tío Jess,
B. F. Johnson,
Jess Franck,
A. M. Frank,
David Kuhne,
Jess Frank,
Jesus Franco Manera,
Pablo Villa
Birth Place
Madrid, ES
Born
May 12, 1930
Biography
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The maker of many low-budget films, director Jess Franco made his mark on cinema in various explotation genres and erotic horror films. He first came to international attention with his 1961 chiller "The Awful Dr. Orloff," and in America, he had some commercial success with the horror film "The Diabolical Dr. Z" in 1965, and a women's prison movie, "Ninety-Nine Women," in 1968. Franco wo...
Biography
The maker of many low-budget films, director Jess Franco made his mark on cinema in various explotation genres and erotic horror films. He first came to international attention with his 1961 chiller "The Awful Dr. Orloff," and in America, he had some commercial success with the horror film "The Diabolical Dr. Z" in 1965, and a women's prison movie, "Ninety-Nine Women," in 1968. Franco worked with Christopher Lee on two films, "The Bloody Judge" and "Count Dracula," and Lee himself has said that Franco is "not an untalented man," but the director has been mired in such low-rent fare all his life that he professes to openly despise most of his films. Still, there is a cult around him that avidly collects his work, and he is able to pull off an unexpected gem like the sultry horror film "Venus in Furs" from 1969, starring Klaus Kinski. Making his career even more difficult to track, Franco, a jazz enthusiast, often works under different names, sometimes taking on the monikers of jazz greats like Clifford Brown.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Dark Mission
(1988)
Director
Esmeralda Bay
(1988)
Director
Angel of Death
(1987)
Director
Macumba Sexual
(1983)
Director
Linda
(1981)
Director
Die Sage des Todes
(1981)
Director
Die Teuflishcen Schwestern
(1980)
Director
La Chica de las bragas transparentes
(1980)
Director
El Sadico de Notre-Dame
(1979)
Director
Das Frauenhaus
(1977)
Director
Kiss Me Killer
(1977)
Director
Porno Shock
(1977)
Director
Tropical Inferno
(1977)
Director
Frauen ohne Unschuld
(1977)
Director
Greta - Haus ohne Manner
(1977)
Director
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
(1977)
Director
Love Camp
(1977)
Director
Die Sklavinnen
(1976)
Director
Jack the Ripper
(1976)
Director
Die Teuflischen Schwestern
(1976)
Director
Die Marquise von Sade
(1976)
Director
La Noche de los asesinos
(1976)
Director
Barbed Wire Dolls
(1975)
Director
Le Miroir obscene
(1975)
Director
La Comtess aux Seins Nus
(1975)
Director
Les Croqueuses
(1975)
Director
La Coccolona
(1975)
Director
Shining Sex
(1975)
Director
Plaisir a trois
(1974)
Director
Lorna, the Exorcist
(1974)
Director
Un Capitán de quince años
(1974)
Director
Quartier de femmes
(1974)
Director
Celestine, Maid at Your Service
(1974)
Director
Les Gloutonnes
(1973)
Director
Christina, princesse de l'erotisme
(1973)
Director
The Lustful Amazons
(1973)
Director
Tendre et perverse Emanuelle
(1973)
Director
Diary of a Nymphomaniac
(1973)
Director
Erotic Kill
(1973)
Director
Robinson und seine wilden Sklavinnen
(1972)
Director
Les Demons
(1972)
Director
Les Experiences erotiques de Frankenstein
(1972)
Director
La Fille de Dracula
(1972)
Director
El Muerto Hace Las Maletas
(1972)
Director
La Venganza del doctor Mabuse
(1972)
Director
Dracula Contra Frankenstein
(1972)
Director
Jungfrauen-Report
(1971)
Director
Der Teufel kam aus Akasava
(1971)
Director
Sie totete in Ekstase
(1971)
Director
Las Vampiras
(1971)
Director
X312 - Flug zur Holle
(1971)
Director
Count Dracula
(1970)
Director
99 Women
(1969)
Director
Die Folterkammer des Doktor Fu Manchu
(1968)
Director
The Diabolical Dr. Z
(1967)
Director
Lucky, el intrepido
(1967)
Director
Chimes at Midnight
(1965)
2nd unit Director
The Awful Dr. Orlof
(1962)
Director
Vampiresas 1930
(1962)
Director
La Mano de un hombre muerto
(1962)
Director
Attack of the Robots
(1962)
Director
La Reina del Tabarin
(1960)
Director
Tenemos 18 años
(1959)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
La Chica de las bragas transparentes
(1980)
Cinematography (Feature Film)
La Comtess aux Seins Nus
(1975)
Cinematographer
Writer (Feature Film)
Dark Mission
(1988)
Screenwriter
Angel of Death
(1987)
Screenplay
Kiss Me Killer
(1977)
Screenplay
La Comtess aux Seins Nus
(1975)
Dialogue
La Comtess aux Seins Nus
(1975)
Screenwriter
Dracula Contra Frankenstein
(1972)
Screenwriter
El Muerto Hace Las Maletas
(1972)
Screenplay
Dracula Contra Frankenstein
(1972)
From Story
99 Women
(1969)
Screenwriter
The Diabolical Dr. Z
(1967)
Screenwriter
The Awful Dr. Orlof
(1962)
Screenwriter
Music (Feature Film)
L.A. Without a Map
(1999)
Song
La Chute de la maison Usher
(1988)
Music
Les Diamants du Kilimandjaro
(1988)
Music
Cecilia
(1982)
Music
A L'est de Berlin
(1979)
Music
Elsa, Fraulein SS
(1977)
Song
Kiss Me Killer
(1977)
Music
Elsa, Fraulein SS
(1977)
Music
La Comtess aux Seins Nus
(1975)
Music
Les Filles du Golden Saloon
(1974)
Music
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
La Comtess aux Seins Nus
(1975)
Other
Life Events
Videos
Movie Clip
Family
Ricardo Franco Rubio
Nephew
Director. Died of heart failure on May 20, 1998 at age 40.
