Jesús Franco1930 - 2013
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Director
Popularity
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Famous
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.
Credits
2010
Drama
Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Dialogue, Special Effects, Editor
1998
Comedy • Horror
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Producer
1992
Action • Comedy
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Editor
1986
Action • Adventure
Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Story
1986
Action • Comedy
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography
1983
Action • Adventure • Horror
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer
1983
Drama • Mystery • Thriller
Director, Novel, Adaptation, Music, Director of Photography
1983
Adventure • Comedy • Crime
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer
1983
Action • Adventure
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Editor
1982
Horror
Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director, Editor, Original Music Composer, Novel
1980
Thriller
Director, Screenplay, Story, Original Music Composer
1971
Horror
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Special Effects Makeup Artist
1956
Drama • Western
Screenstory, Screenplay, Dialogue, Adaptation, Lyricist, Assistant Director
