Jesús Franco
1930-05-12 ( 94 years old ) in Madrid, Spain

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.

Movies

Wild Session 2019-12-13
Falks Frauen 2014-02-25
Tío Jess 2012-11-20
Idoru 2009-09-27
Beloved Count 2007-02-27
Bloody Jess 2007-01-01
The Well 2005-03-11
Jesús in Furs 2005-02-22
Jess' Women 2005-02-22
Red Venice 2003-01-01
Call Him Jess 2000-01-20
Vampire Blues 1999-01-01
Esmeralda Bay 1989-05-18
Bahia Blanca 1984-01-01
Macumba Sexual 1983-10-20
Sadomania 1981-03-27
Bloody Moon 1981-03-27
Sex Is Crazy 1981-01-01
Slaves 1977-04-15
Kiss Me Killer 1977-03-31
Shining Sex 1976-08-21
Midnight Party 1976-01-23
Downtown 1975-08-28
Exorcism 1975-08-25
Demoniac 1975-08-20
Celestine 1974-10-16
Dolls for Sale 1973-11-29
Female Vampire 1973-06-05
Count Dracula 1970-04-03
Eugenie 1970-02-20
Your Caresses 1969-11-06
Venus in Furs 1969-08-19
99 Women 1969-03-05
Succubus 1968-04-19
Strange Voyage 1964-08-09
Anna Said Yes 1958-10-23