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1. Juliette (1970)
40 min | Crime, Short
A woman is seducing men only to kill them, and afterwards confessing about her crimes at church. A man, witnessing her visits to the church, feels attracted to her and boards an appartment near hers and begins to watch her secretly.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Soledad Miranda, Alberto Dalbés, Jesús Franco, Paul Muller
Votes: 21
2. The Opening (2009)
16 min | Short, Drama
A life can change in an instant. Imagine what 12 hours can do.
Director: Andy Hines | Stars: Brian Beacock, Max Herholz, Paul Nygro, Keith Roenke
Votes: 40
3. Estudio 1 (1965–2016)
Drama
Stars: Ana María Vidal, Fernando Delgado, José Bódalo, Luisa Sala
Votes: 91
4. Llámale Jess (2000)
PG-13 | 82 min | Documentary
Jesus (or Jess) Franco is one of the great names in B movies. With a number of pseudonyms (Clifford Brown, David Khunne, etc...) and a filmography including over 170 titles, it is extremely... See full summary »
Directors: Manel Mayol, Carles Prats | Stars: Jesús Franco, Lina Romay, Fernando Bilbao, Ray Danton
Votes: 52
5. Eurotika! (1999– )
Documentary
Producers of the acclaimed UK TV-series 'Eurotika!', from Boum Productions, have amassed a huge library of interviews and archive footage from cult and underground movies, and directors from European sleazy films.
Stars: Penelope McGhie, Brigitte Lahaie, Monica Swinn, Michel Lemoine
Votes: 58
6. Take-Away Spirit (2009)
Horror
Director: Sol Clink | Stars: Brad Frikkers, Shoyi Cheng, Amy Brown, Lucy Ashton
Votes: 14
7. À la poursuite de Barbara (1991)
Short, Adventure
In 1990, Jean Rollin was hired to transform some footage Jesús Franco had shot in 1971 into a new jungle adventure film. Rollin gave up after a few days of shooting in a Madrid hotel garden. The film remains an unreleased short curiosity.
Directors: Jesús Franco, Jean Rollin | Stars: Françoise Blanchard, Jean Rollin, Antonio Mayans, Olivier Mathot
Votes: 23
8. Treasure Island (1965)
Short, Adventure, Drama
Orson Welles' unfinished adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Treasure Island.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Keith Baxter, McIntosh Fergusin, Tony Beckley
Votes: 19
9. S & M: Les Sadiques (2016)
65 min | Drama
Marie, a teenage vagabond whose lust for life will eventually lead her to the bed of the mysterious Sandra. What begins as a blissful relationship soon takes a violent turn however, as ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Bakshaev | Stars: Nadine Pape, Sandra Bourdonnec, Kevin Kopacka, Nikolaus Sternfeld
Votes: 27
10. Death of a Cyclist (1955)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A couple having an affair strike a bicyclist with their car and do not offer aid out of fear of their relationship being exposed.
Director: Juan Antonio Bardem | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corrà, Carlos Casaravilla
Votes: 4,499
11. Main Street (1956)
99 min | Drama
A couple of friends decide to have a good time and play a trick on an unmarried woman. Therefore one of them has to pretend to fall in love with her.
Director: Juan Antonio Bardem | Stars: Betsy Blair, José Suárez, Yves Massard, Luis Peña
Votes: 1,663
12. Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, History
When King Henry IV ascends to the throne, his heir, the Prince of Wales, is befriended by Sir John Falstaff, an old, overweight, fun-loving habitual liar. Through Falstaff's eyes we see the reign of King Henry IV and the rise of Henry V.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Margaret Rutherford, John Gielgud
Votes: 10,143 | Gross: $0.12M
13. Strange Voyage (1964)
92 min | Comedy, Crime
Paquita and her brother Venancio, both single and childish, live in a small town near Madrid. Their bossy eldest sister Ignacia, also an old maid, dominates them. One night, Paquita hears ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Fernán Gómez | Stars: Carlos Larrañaga, Tota Alba, Lina Canalejas, Rafaela Aparicio
Votes: 1,663
14. Orson Welles en el país de Don Quijote (2000 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Carlos Rodríguez | Stars: Orson Welles, Dominique Antoine, Peter Bogdanovich, Juan Luis Buñuel
Votes: 21
15. El asesino llevaba medias negras (1984)
Crime
Jesús Franco's unfinished film.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: William Berger, Sandy Edwards
Votes: 11
16. Llámale Jess Redux (2014)
99 min | Documentary
14 years after 'Llámale Jess', Carles Prats makes a totally new edit of this documentary that he filmed with director Jesús Franco and his partner and muse, Lina Romay, and rescues shots ... See full summary »
Director: Carles Prats | Stars: Jesús Franco, Lina Romay
Votes: 22
17. La isla del tesoro (1965)
10 min | Short, Adventure
An unfinished attempt at Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island".
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Orson Welles, Kim Burfield, Jean Lefebvre, Tony Beckley
Votes: 14
18. Beloved Count (2007 Video)
27 min | Documentary, Short
Cult director Jess Franco recalls the making of his adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula starring Christopher Lee.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Jesús Franco, Christopher Lee, Klaus Kinski, Harry Alan Towers
Votes: 16
19.
Eurotika! (1999– )
Episode:
The Diabolical Mr. Franco
(1999)
Documentary
A documentary about the prolific low-budget Spanish filmmaker Jesús Franco and his many forays into horror and sexploitation all over Europe since the early 1960s.
Directors: Andrew Starke, Pete Tombs | Stars: Peter Blumenstock, Tony Crawley, Jesús Franco, Brigitte Lahaie
Votes: 28
20. El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa (1992)
100 min | Action
After escaping the clutches of her violent boyfriend, Scarlet takes refuge in a haystack, where she's raped by a Mexican first and then by Butler James, who recommends her as a servant. ... See full summary »
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Roberto Bartual, Jesús Franco, Agustín Gil, Gina
Votes: 24
21. Sida, la peste del siglo XX (1986)
Drama
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Françoise Blanchard, Bill Hoversten, Ricardo Palacios, Michel Rollin
Votes: 19
22. Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005 Video)
R | 52 min | Documentary
An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Chris Theobald, Norman Abbott, Barrie Gold, Bill Best
Votes: 486
23. Special Collector's Edition (2010–2015)
9 min | Comedy, History
A Special Collector's Edition.
Stars: David Díaz, Luis Rodrigo, Gabriel Fernández-Gil, Daniel Retuerta
Votes: 106
24. Días de cine (1991– )
60 min | News
Antonio Gasset hosts this show in which recently released movies and DVDs are thoughtfully discussed in a documentary-like way.
Stars: Gerardo Sánchez, Elena S. Sánchez, Antonio Gasset, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Votes: 334
25. Brunnen (2005)
105 min | Documentary
Traces Orson Welles' time in Spain.
Director: Kristian Petri | Stars: Jesús Franco, Oja Kodar, William Law, Peter Viertel
Votes: 98
26. Las chuponas (1986)
72 min | Adult
Directors: Lina Romay, Jesús Franco | Stars: José Miguel García, Emilio Linder, José Llamas, Antonio Mayans
Votes: 21
27. Jesús in Furs (2005 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Retrospective documentary on the Jesus Franco film "Venus in Furs."
Director: David Gregory | Star: Jesús Franco
Votes: 10
28. Deine Zärtlichkeiten (1969)
92 min | Drama
The siblings Christine and Stefan grew up separated from each other due to their parents' divorce and have no knowledge of each other. Later in life they meet and enters into a relationship.
Directors: Peter Schamoni, Herbert Vesely | Stars: Doris Kunstmann, Ulli Lommel, Bernhard Wicki, Charlotte Kerr
Votes: 41
29. Un pito para tres (1985)
77 min | Adult
Directors: Lina Romay, Jesús Franco | Stars: Carmen Carrión, Daniel Katz, Antonio Mayans, Rosa Maria Minumer
Votes: 16
30. El misterio del castillo rojo (1973)
80 min | Sci-Fi
Mad mastermind lives in the Red Castle and plans to dominate the world by turning people into robots. Hero hot on the trail, mastermind tries to foil him and make him an automaton: stolen diamonds, warships, a complicated bizzare plot.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Luis Barboo, Alberto Dalbés, Jesús Franco, Kali Hansa
Votes: 21
31. Cómicos (1954)
92 min | Drama
Ana Ruiz, a young actress who works in a traveling theater company, performs only small roles, but she hopes to succeed and puts her success before the love of Miguel. When the company ... See full summary »
Director: Juan Antonio Bardem | Stars: Elisa Galvé, Fernando Rey, Emma Penella, Mariano Asquerino
Votes: 210
32. Las tribulaciones de un Buda Bizco (1986)
War
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Howard Vernon, Patrick Pankard, Manuel Alexandre, Antonio Mayans
Votes: 14
33. La cripta de las mujeres malditas (2008)
150 min | Horror
A group of ghostly women are locked in the crypt in a cemetery, convicted of an old curse. Enclosed within the four walls of a lost pantheon, punished for something they are committed in a previous existence.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Fata Morgana, Carmen Montes, Eva Neumann
Votes: 19
34. Versión española (1998– )
News, Talk-Show
Veteran Spanish TV show hosted by actress Cayetana Guillén Cuervo with weekly screenings of current Spanish movies. The show's complemented by interviews to the directors, actors, producers... See full summary »
Stars: Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Eduardo Noriega, Icíar Bollaín, Fernando Trueba
Votes: 107
35. Sexual Aberrations of Cecilia (2007 Video)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Jess Franco talks about the film 'Cecilia', including making it.
Director: David Gregory | Star: Jesús Franco
Votes: 8
36. Franco De Sade (2008 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short
Interview with director Jess Franco where he talks about Eugénie (1973).
Director: David Gregory | Star: Jesús Franco
Votes: 7
37. Franco Moon (2008 Video)
17 min | Short
Jess Franco talks about directing the early 1980's slasher film "Bloody Moon."
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Jesús Franco, Lina Romay
Votes: 12
38. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
G | 175 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
Directors: Michael Anderson, John Farrow | Stars: David Niven, Cantinflas, Finlay Currie, Robert Morley
Votes: 29,680 | Gross: $42.00M
39. 55 Days at Peking (1963)
Unrated | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, U.S. marine, Maj. Matt Lewis, along with British consul, Sir Arthur Robertson, develop a plan to keep the rebels at bay until an international military relief force can arrive.
Directors: Nicholas Ray, Guy Green, Andrew Marton | Stars: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven, Flora Robson
Votes: 7,418
40. Eurotrash (1993–2016)
30 min | Documentary, Comedy
A 30-minute magazine-format programme in English. Despite being a big-budget show, it was surreal and had a deliberate low-budget feel.
Stars: Antoine de Caunes, Maria McErlane, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Lolo Ferrari
Votes: 362
41. Ama Rosa (1960)
99 min | Drama
Rosa, a poor and ill widow, has a child and, with her doctor's help, gives him to a rich family who has just lost their baby. When she recovers she enters their service as nanny. As time ... See full summary »
Director: León Klimovsky | Stars: Imperio Argentina, Germán Cobos, Elena Barrios, Antonio Casas
Votes: 31
42. Fulano y Mengano (1957)
70 min | Comedy
The stay in the prison of Eudosio and Carlos, accused unjustly, prevents them from getting a job when they go free. As much as they intend to explain that they were locked up for no reason,... See full summary »
Director: Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent | Stars: José Isbert, Julia Martínez, Juanjo Menéndez, Emilio Santiago
Votes: 74
43. The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966)
Unrated | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Woman seeks to avenge her father's death by using a local dancer, with long poisonous fingernails, to do her bidding.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Estella Blain, Mabel Karr, Howard Vernon, Fernando Montes
Votes: 1,190
44. A Bad Day at the Cemetery II (2008)
74 min | Horror
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Fata Morgana, Carmen Montes, Eva Neumann, Marta Simoes
Votes: 15
45. Noche sin tregua (2004– )
Comedy
Stars: Dani Mateo, Joaquín Reyes, Martín Piñol, Mauro Muñiz
Votes: 19
46. Cuadecuc, vampir (1971)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary, Horror
An analysis of the construction mechanism for the magic in dominant narrative cinema though the filming of Count Dracula (1970), a commercial film by Jesús Franco.
Director: Pere Portabella | Stars: Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Soledad Miranda, Jack Taylor
Votes: 913
47. Slave of Crime (1987)
90 min | Action
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Marco Moriarty, Lina Romay, Mel Rodrigo, Maite Saury
Votes: 71
48. Lo + plus (1995–2005)
60 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Ana García Siñeriz, Fernando Schwartz, Máximo Pradera, Ramón Arangüena
Votes: 69
49. Nosotros dos (1955)
85 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Emilio Fernández | Stars: Rossana Podestà, Marco Vicario, Tito Junco, José María Lado
Votes: 14