Jesus Franco


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  • Biography: Jesús "Jess" Franco (born 12 May 1930 as Jesús Franco Manera) is a Spanish film director, writer, cinematographer and actor. Though he had an American box office success with his first women in prison film, 99 Women, in 1969, he never achieved wide commercial success. Franco has nevertheless retained a... Read more

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Fringe film-making can be a fascinating subject, and certainly many of the subjects of Kirk Lodes' book Cheesy, Sleazy, Mixed-Up Astro-Zombies: The 100 Worst Actors and Directors of All Time are deserving of greater critical attention. ... Full Article

The first major medical sci/fi movie in Mexico, loosely based on the Frankenstein story but injecting gory surgical motifs into it, laying the foundations of the genres that came to dominate Hispanic Science Fictionin the 60's and 70's, as exempified... ... Full Article

S & M & O! Another one of famed Spanish director Jess Francos films from the 80s has found the light of day. The Sexual Story of O is said to be one his lesser known but one of his ... Full Article

A 25th Anniversary of Emmanuelle release - but does anybody care? Anyone who has ever heard anything about porn films has probably heard of the Emmanuelle series. This is a long series of films that date back over 30 years ... Full Article

Love at First Bite it aint!! Turning this review for the recent DVD release of Jess Francos Count Dracula into a biography of sorts for actor Christopher Lee would end up making it far too large of article to read. ... Full Article

Hartog, piccola cittadina spagnola (o francese??). Belle donne scompaiono con troppa frequenza e lispettore Edgard Turner incaricato di scoprirne la causa. Aiutato da Jennot, un vagabondo ubriacone, e dalla sua futura moglie, la ballerina Tania, Turner scopre il macabro progetto ... Full Article

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