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Jesús Franco (I) (1930–2013)


He was only six years old when he started composing music under the protection of his brother Enrique. After the Spanish Civil War he was able to continue his studies at the Real Conservatorio de Madrid, where he finished piano and harmony. Being a Bachelor of Law and an easy-read novel writer (under the pseudonym David Khume), he signed on to ... See full bio »

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 2017 Malditas y condenadas (Video) (based on)
 2013 Revenge of the Alligator Ladies (as Jess Franco)
 2012 La cripta de las condenadas (as Jess Franco)
 2010 Paula-Paula (Video) (dialogue - as Rosa M. Almirall) / (screenplay - as Rosa M. Almirall)
 2009 Take-Away Spirit (additional dialogue)
 2008 Vampyros Lesbos (Short) (story)
 2005 Snakewoman (as Jess Franco)
 2005 Flores de la pasión (Video) (as Jess Franco)
 2005 Flores de perversión (Video) (as Jess Franco)
 2002 Killer Barbys vs. Dracula (screenplay - as Jess Franco) / (story - as Jess Franco)
 2002 Incubus (Video)
 2001 Vampire Junction (written by - as Jess Franco)
 2000 Blind Target (additional dialogue - as Jess Franco) / (story - as Jess Franco)
 2000 Helter Skelter (as David J. Khunne)
 1999 Broken Dolls (as David J. Khune)
 1999 Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell (as Jess Franco)
 1999 Red Silk (Video) (as David J. Khune)
 1999 Vampire Blues (Video) (as Jess Franco)
 1998 Lust for Frankenstein (Video)
 1998 Mari-Cookie and the Killer Tarantula (Video) (as Jess Franco)
 1997 Tender Flesh (as Jess Franco)
 1996 Killer Barbys (dialogue - as David Khunne II) / (screenplay - as David Khunne II) / (story - as Jess Franco)
 1994 Ciudad Baja (Downtown Heat) (screenplay - as Jess Franco) / (story - as Jess Franco)
 1993 Jungle of Fear (Video)
 1992 Don Quijote de Orson Welles (dialogue adaptation - as Jess Franco)
 1990 Karibian kapinalliset (screenplay - as Jess Franco)
 1989 La Chute des Aigles (adaptated by - as Jess Franco) / (screenplay by - as David Khune)
 1988 Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil (screenplay - as David Khunne Spanish version, A.L. Mariaux)
 1987 Esclavas del crimen (screenplay - as David Khunne)
 1987 Faceless (uncredited)
 1987 Phalo Crest (as Preston Quaid) / (story - as Lowel Richmond)
 1987 Phollastía (as Chuck Evans) / (story - as Lulu Laverne)
 1987 Las chicas del tanga (screenplay) / (story)
 1986 La chica de los labios rojos (uncredited)
 1986 Las últimas de Filipinas (story - as David Khune)
 1986 Para las nenas, leche calentita (screenplay) / (story)
 1986 Les amazones du temple d'or (screenplay - as A.L. Mariaux) / (short story - as Jeff Manner)
 1986 Las chuponas (screenplay) / (story)
 1986 Entre pitos anda el juego (screenplay) / (story)
 1986 El mirón y la exhibicionista (screenplay) / (story)
 1986 El ojete de Lulú (screenplay) / (story)
 1986 Orgasmo perverso (screenplay) / (story)
 1985 Bahía blanca (written by - as Jess Franco)
 1985 Bangkok, cita con la muerte (screenplay) / (story)
 1985 La sombra del judoka contra el doctor Wong (screenplay) / (story)
 1985 Mengele - kuolemanenkeli (screenplay - as D. Khunn)
 1985 Viaje a Bangkok, ataúd incluido (screenplay - as Jess Franco)
 1985 El chupete de Lulú (screenplay) / (story)
 1985 Un pito para tres (screenplay) / (story)
 1984 Una rajita para dos (screenplay) / (story)
 1984 Lilian (la virgen pervertida) (screenplay) / (story)
 1984 El siniestro doctor Orloff (screenplay) / (story)
 1984 ¿Cuánto cobra un espía? (screenplay - as Jess Franco)
 1984 Mil sexos tiene la noche (as Jess Franco)
 1984 Historia sexual de O (screenplay - as Jess Franco)
 1984 Camino solitario (screenplay - as Jess Franco) / (story - as Jess Franco)
 1983 En busca del dragón dorado (writer)
 1983 Los blues de la calle Pop (Aventuras de Felipe Malboro, volumen 8) (screenplay and dialogue - as David Khune) / (story)
 1983 Sangre en mis zapatos (screenplay) / (story)
 1983 Sola ante el terror (as Jess Franco)
 1983 Macumba sexual (screenplay - as Jess Franco) / (story - as Jess Franco)
 1983 El hotel de los ligues (screenplay) / (story)
 1983 Gemidos de placer (writer)
 1983 La casa de las mujeres perdidas (screenplay - as Jess Franco) / (story)
 1983 Confesiones íntimas de una exhibicionista (adaptation - as D. Khunne Jr.)
 1983 El tesoro de la diosa blanca (screenplay - as A.L. Malraux) / (story)
 1983 Cecilia
 1983 La noche de los sexos abiertos (adaptation - as Jess Franco) / (novel - as David Khunne)
 1983 Botas negras, látigo de cuero (as Clifford Brown, Jess Franco)
 1982 Las orgías inconfesables de Emmanuelle (screenplay - as Clifford Brown) / (story)
 1982 La mansión de los muertos vivientes (novel - as D. Khunne) / (screenplay)
 1982 La tumba de los muertos vivientes (screenplay - as A.L. Mariaux, J. Franco)
 1982 El lago de las vírgenes (as David Khune)
 1981 El sexo está loco (screenplay) / (story)
 1981 La chica de las bragas transparentes (screenplay) / (story)
 1981 Aberraciones sexuales de una mujer casada (screenplay) / (story - as Clifford Brown)
 1981 Le lac des morts vivants (as A.L. Mariaux)
 1981 Les filles de Copacabana (screenplay) / (story)
 1981 Sadomania - Hölle der Lust (screenplay)
 1980 Sinfonía erótica (written by - as Jess Franco)
 1980 Vaya luna de miel (screenplay - as Jess Franco)
 1980 El caníbal (screenplay - as Clifford Brown)
 1980 Terreur cannibale (uncredited)
 1980 Mondo cannibale (as A.L. Mariaux, Jeff Manner)
 1980 Ópalo de fuego: Mercaderes del sexo (screenplay - as Jess Franco) / (story - as Jess Franco)
 1979 Justine (screenplay - uncredited) / (story - uncredited)
 1979 Elles font tout (screenplay - as Clifford Brown)
 1978 Convoi de filles (as A.L. Mariaux)
 1978 Frauen für Zellenblock 9 (writer - uncredited)
 1978 Naiset ilman häpeää (writer)
 1977 Märät unet (uncredited)
 1977 Das Frauenhaus (screenplay)
 1977 Kiss Me Killer (as David Khunne)
 1977 Greta - Haus ohne Männer (screenplay - as Jess Franco)
 1976 Un silencio de tumba (screenplay) / (story)
 1976 Sohon teurastaja (screenplay - as Jess Franco)
 1976 Shining Sex (story - uncredited)
 1976 Weiße Haut und schwarze Schenkel (screenplay) / (story)
 1976 Les emmerdeuses (scenario - as David Kuhne)
 1976 Frauengefängnis (screenplay)
 1976 Midnight Party (story)
 1975 Sexorcismes (adaptation and dialogue - as David Kuhnne)
 1975 La comtesse perverse (scenario and adaptation - as Jesus Franco Manera)
 1975 L'éventreur de Notre-Dame (screenplay - as David Khune) / (story - as David Khune)
 1975 Les chatouilleuses (story)
 1975 Les nuits brûlantes de Linda (screenplay) / (story)
 1975 Les gloutonnes (adaptation - as Jesus Franco Manera) / (story - as Jesus Franco Manera)
 1974 Les possédées du diable (as Jesus Franco Manera)
 1974 Célestine... bonne à tout faire (uncredited)
 1974 La noche de los asesinos (as James P. Johnson)
 1974 La maison des filles perdues (screenplay - as A.L. Mariaux)
 1974 Plaisir à trois (scenario and adaptation - as Jesus Franco Manera)
 1974 Maciste contre la reine des Amazones (adaptation - as Jesus Franco Manera) / (screenplay - as Jesus Franco Manera)
 1973 Al otro lado del espejo (written by)
 1973 Los ojos siniestros del doctor Orloff (screenplay) / (story)
 1973 Tendre et perverse Emanuelle (screenplay - as A.L. Mariaux) / (story - as A.L. Mariaux, David Khunn)
 1973 La nuit des étoiles filantes (written by - as Jess Franco)
 1973 Quartier de femmes (screenplay - as Jesus Franco) / (story - as Jesus Franco)
 1973 Le journal intime d'une nymphomane (screenplay - as Jesus Franco Manera)
 1973 La maldición de Frankenstein (screenplay - as Jess Franco) / (story)
 1973 La comtesse noire (as J.P. Johnson)
 1973 Eugénie (as Jess Franco)
 1973 Les démons (as Clifford Brown)
 1972 Dr. M schlägt zu (screenplay) / (story)
 1972 La fille de Dracula (as Jess Franco) / (adaptation - as Jess Franco)
 1972 Der Todesrächer von Soho (as Jess Frank)
 1972 Drácula contra Frankenstein (foreword - as David H. Klunne) / (screenplay) / (story)
 1972 Sex Charade (written by)
 1971 Sie tötete in Ekstase (as Frank Hollmann)
 1971 X312 - Flug zur Hölle (screenplay - uncredited) / (story - uncredited)
 1971 Vampyros Lesbos (written by - as Franco Manera)
 1970 Juliette (Short)
 1970 Les cauchemars naissent la nuit (adaptation - as J. Franco) / (screenplay - as J. Franco) / (writer)
 1970 Verenhimoinen Dracula (screenplay)
 1970 Il trono di fuoco (adaptation)
 1969 Paroxismus (from a story by) / (screenplay)
 1969 Küss mich, Monster (idea) / (screenplay)
 1969 Rote Lippen, Sadisterotica (idea and screenplay)
 1969 Der heiße Tod (screenplay - as Jess Franco) / (story - as Jess Franco)
 1968 Fu Manchu - himon herra (story and screenplay - as J. Franco)
 1968 Im Schloß der blutigen Begierde (story - uncredited)
 1968 Residencia para espías (screenplay)
 1967 Lucky, el intrépido (screenplay)
 1966 Miss Muerte (original screenplay - as David Kuhne)
 1966 Vastarinta ei auta (original screenplay - as J. Franco)
 1966 Das Missgeschick, ein Lord zu sein (TV Movie) (translation)
 1965 Salainen agentti 077 Lissabonissa (story - as David Khunne)
 1964 Tri Jekyll ja raisut rakastajattaret (screenplay and dialogue) / (story - as David Kühne)
 1964 La muerte silba un blues (screenplay) / (story)
 1963 El llanero (story - as David Khunne)
 1963 Rififí en la ciudad (as J. Franco)
 1962 La mano de un hombre muerto (screenplay - as Jess Frank) / (story: "La Main d'un Homme Mort" - as David Khune)
 1962 Zorron varjo (unconfirmed - unconfirmed)
 1962 Vampiresas 1930 (screenplay) / (story)
 1962 Zorro - naamioitu ratsastaja (screenplay) / (story)
 1962 Gritos en la noche (screenplay) / (story - as David Khune)
 1960 Labios rojos (screenplay)
 1960 La reina del Tabarín (dialogue)
 1960 Ama Rosa
 1959 Las playas vacías (Documentary short) (screenplay) / (story)
 1959 Llegaron los franceses (writer)
 1959 Oro español (Documentary short) (screenplay) / (story)
 1959 Tenemos 18 años (screenplay) / (story)
 1959 Luna de verano (writer)
 1957 El árbol de España (Documentary short) (screenplay) / (story)
 1957 Fulano y Mengano (writer)
 1956 Miedo
 1956 La melodía misteriosa (story - as A.L. Mariaux)
 1955 El Coyote - Musta naamio (screenplay) / (story)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album: Recorded the spoken intro (titled "Ten Cuidado Hermano") for the album "Supervillanos de Alquiler" by Spanish hip-op band Hablando en Plata--even though he says that he dislikes rap music.

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies | 3 Print Biographies | 3 Interviews | 9 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Joan Almirall | Juan Almirall | Rosa M. Almirall | Rosa María Almirall | Rosa Almirall | Clifford Brawn | Clifford Brown Jr. | Clifford Brown | Juan G. Cabral | Betty Carter | Candy Coster | Terry De Corsia | Rick Deconinck | Raymond Dubois | Chuck Evans | Toni Falt | Denis Farnon | Jess Franck | J. Franco | Jesse Franco | Jess Franco | Jesus Franco | A.M. Frank | Adolf M. Frank | Anton Martin Frank | Jeff Frank | Jess Frank | Wolfgang Frank | Jacques Garcia | James Gardner | Jack Griffin | Lennie Hayden | Frank Hollman | Frank Hollmann | Frarik Hollmann | Rick Deconinck in Italy | B.F. Johnson | J.P. Johnson | James Lee Johnson | James P. Johnson | David J. Khune | David Khune | D. Khunn | David Khunn | David Khunne II | D. Khunne Jr. | D. Khunne | David J. Khunne | David Khunne | David H. Klunne | David Kuhne | David Kuhnne | David Kunne | David Kühne | Lulu Laverne | Lulú Laverne | A.L. Malraux | Franco Manera | J. Franck Manera | J. Frank Manera | Jesus Franco Manera | Jesus Manera | J.F. Manner | Jeff Manner | Roland Marceignac | A.L. Mariaux | A.L. Marioux | C. Plaut | Preston Quaid | P. Querut | Lowel Richmond | Dan L. Simon | Dan Simon | J. Franco All Stars | Dave Tough | Pablo Villa | Joan Vincent | Robert Zinnermann

Spouse:

Lina Romay  (her death) | See more »

Relatives:

Miguel Marías (niece or nephew) | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I'm not a false intellectual like so many in the business. But I think that cinema is an art form in itself. It's an artistic expression that, let's say, makes the public happy. See more »

Trivia:

Uncle of Ricardo Franco. See more »

Trademark:

Frequent use of zoom lens See more »

Nickname:

Jesus Manera See more »

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