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Jesús Franco Manera (12 May 1930 – 2 April 2013), also commonly known as Jess Franco, was a Spanish filmmaker, composer, and actor, known as a highly prolific director of low-budget exploitation and B-movies. [1]
Jesús Franco (1930–2013) was a Spanish filmmaker. At a young age, Franco had a passion for comics and music, and followed his love of music, specifically jazz. [ 1 ] After his father found out about him working as a jazz musician, he enroled him a religious university in 1949.
Rosa María Almirall Martínez (25 June 1954 – 15 February 2012), known by the stage name Lina Romay, was a Spanish actress and filmmaker.She often appeared in films directed by her long-time companion, and later husband, Jesús Franco.
Jack the Ripper (German: Der Dirnenmörder von London) is a 1976 Swiss-German thriller film directed by Jesús Franco and starring Klaus Kinski as Jack the Ripper. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Cast
After working on several productions in Spain, director Jesús Franco sought out financial backing in Germany. [5] Franco became frustrated with the production rules and censorship in Spain, stating that even if he had an entirely Spanish crew, he would have to film in Spain to receive the co-production funding, and that for Succubus, "the censors had taken their red pen and crossed everything ...
The Awful Dr. Orloff was the first horror film directed by cult filmmaker Franco, and the first of many subsequent collaborations with Howard Vernon. Franco would reuse the Orloff and Morpho characters in many of his later horror films, such as Vampyros Lesbos, Revenge in the House of Usher, and Faceless.
Pages in category "Films directed by Jesús Franco" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The Films of Jesus Franco, 1953-1966. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9781476694313. Petit, Alain (2015). Jess Franco, ou les prospérités du bis (in French). Alignan-du-Vent: Artus Films. ISBN 2954843535. Thrower, Stephen (2015). Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco: Volume 1:1959-1974. Strange Attractor Press. ISBN 9781907222313.