Directing
Jesús Franco
- Titles
- 238movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1954 to 2014, busiest in 1973 and 1983 with 13 main titles each.
- Directed
- 176titles as director
- Average score
44/100
- Highest rated
Strange Voyage74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 83 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Eroticism6.1average 1.8
- Uncanny4.7average 2.5
- Scare4.7average 2.6
- Violence6.2average 4.2
- Crime5.2average 3.7
- Dark Humor4.2average 2.8
- Historical3.6average 2.6
- Tension6.9average 6.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.4
- Wholesome0.9, average 3.3
- Family Dynamics2.6, average 4.8
- Catharsis3.2, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Exploitation Film 13
- Exploitation 11
- Social Commentary 11
- Gothic Horror 11
- Psychological Thriller 9
- Cult Classic 9
- Grotesque Imagery 8
- Mystery 8
- Cult Film 7
- Historical Setting 7
- Erotic Thriller 6
- Crime Thriller 6
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lina RomayActorCecilia, White Cannibal Queen, Female Vampire, Celestine, Countess Perverse, +76 more
Antonio MayansActorCecilia, White Cannibal Queen, Sadomania, Downtown Heat, Devil Hunter, +42 more
Daniel WhiteActorCecilia, The Blood of Fu Manchu, Female Vampire, The Girl from Rio, Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle, +41 more
Howard VernonActorThe Bloody Judge, The Awful Dr. Orlof, The Demons, Celestine, Countess Perverse, +32 more- JJuan SolerActorWhite Cannibal Queen, Sadomania, The Sexual Story of O, Devil Hunter, Pick-Up Girls, +29 more
Olivier MathotActorCecilia, White Cannibal Queen, Celestine, Golden Temple Amazons, Diamonds of Kilimandjaro, +11 more
Monica SwinnActorFemale Vampire, Celestine, Countess Perverse, Love Camp, Jailhouse Wardress, +10 more- MManuel MerinoCinematographerThe Blood of Fu Manchu, Marquis de Sade: Justine, 99 Women, Count Dracula, Eugenie, +10 more
Paul MüllerActorCount Dracula, Eugenie, Vampyros Lesbos, The Devil Came from Akasava, A Virgin Among the Living Dead, +9 more
Analía IvarsActorMari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula, Golden Temple Amazons, Tender Flesh, Thong Girls, Dirty Game in Casablanca, +7 more
Bruno NicolaiComposerMarquis de Sade: Justine, 99 Women, Count Dracula, Eugenie, A Virgin Among the Living Dead, +7 more
Jack TaylorActorFemale Vampire, Count Dracula, Eugenie, Tender and Perverse Emmanuelle, Call of the Blonde Goddess, +6 more
Movies and TV shows
2112010s
7 titles · average score 36
as (archive footage)
as The Director
Writer, Director
Producer, Editor
Writer, Producer
Screenplay, Director of Photography
2000s
14 titles · average score 35
TV show · as Don Manolito
Director, Screenplay
Director
Director
Original Music Composer, Director
Story, Director
Director, Writer
Original Music Composer, Writer
Original Music Composer, Director
Director, Original Music Composer
1990s
15 titles · average score 37
Director, Writer
as The Merchant
Director, Screenplay
as Dr. James Wong
Screenplay, Director
Director, Screenplay
Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
Director, Writer
Producer, Director
Executive Producer, Director
Director, Screenplay
Director
1980s
62 titles · average score 42
Writer, Director
Producer, Director
Director, Screenplay
Producer, Writer
Director, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
Writer
as Lucas
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Mr. Martin
Director, Original Music Composer
Writer
1970s
66 titles · average score 47
as Dr. Milton Arcos (as Jess Franco)
as Dr. Roberts
Director, Writer
as Sleeping Man
as Basilio
Director, Writer
as Attila Tanner
as Memmet
as Tino Celli
Adaptation, Director
as Van Helsing's servant (uncredited)
as Man in Red Ritual Scene (uncredited)
1960s
31 titles · average score 51
as Official (uncredited)
as Guitar Player
as Insp. Ahmet
as Jazz Musician (uncredited)
as Abilene's Contact Man (uncredited)
Story, Director
as Writer
as Piano Player
as Saxofonista en Club de Nueva Orleans (uncredited)
as Pianist (uncredited)
Director, Story
1950s
16 titles · average score 73
Director, Original Music Composer
Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Screenplay, Director
Assistant Director, Screenplay
Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Screenstory, Adaptation
as Extra (uncredited)
Assistant Director, Lyricist
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor, Original Music Composer