99 Women 1969  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Maria Schell, Maria Rohm, Elisa Montes, Luciana Paluzzi, Herbert Lom, Mercedes McCambridge, Rosalba Neri, Valentina Godoy, Jose Maria Blanco, Maria Perschy
Director Jesus Franco adds a "women-in-prison" storyline to his genre collection as the oppressive prison environment at a women's prison leads to an escape attempt.
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Assignment Istanbul 1969  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Castle of Fu Manchu
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Tsai Chin, Howard Marion-Crawford, Gunther Stoll, Rosalba Neri, Maria Perschy, Jose Manuel Martin, Werner Abrolat, Osvaldo Genazzani, Herbert Fux, Gustavo Re
In this "Fu Manchu" series film, the evil Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) concocts another way to take over the world: he invents a machine that freezes sea water instantly. He needs help to complete the machine, so he kidnaps a noted scientist (Gustavo Re) as well as two heart doctors to conduct a heart transplant when the scientist has a heart attack. To the rescue comes Fu Manchu's nemesis, Scotland Yard Detective Nayland Smith (Richard Greene), in this terrible, low budget entry.
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The Awful Dr. Orloff 1962 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: Cries in the Night
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Howard Vernon, Conrado San Martin, Diana Lorys, Ricardo Valle, Perla Cristal, Maria Silva, Mara Laso, Venancio Muro, Felix Dafauce, Faustino Cornejo
Dr. Orloff (Howard Vernon), formerly a prison doctor, is now trying to repair his daughter's fire-scarred face. With his hunchback aid (formerly his brother who he murdered and then made into a robot helper), Orloff kills and skins women for the grafting material. Gross; other Orloff films followed.
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Blind Target 2000 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Rachel Sheppard, Lina(2) Romay, Tatiana Cohen, Oliver Dennis, Roger Pavlovich, Linnea Quigley, Steve Barrymore, Paul Lapidus, Mavi Tienda, Robert King, Joaquin Phre, Brian D. Horrorwitz, Exequiel Caldas, Emilio Schargorodsky, Peter Evanko
Maria (Rachel Sheppard), from a small Caribbean country, strikes it rich in the U.S. as a novelist. Her latest book–which exposes the government corruption in her home country–causes BIG problems for her when she returns home. Another of Franco's low budget films with the plenty of near-nude scenes of our heroine.
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The Blood of Fu Manchu 1968  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Kiss and Kill
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Gotz George, Howard Marion-Crawford, Tsai Chin, Maria Rohm, Shirley Eaton, Frances Khan, Ricardo Palacios, Loni von Friedl, Marcelo Arroita-Jauregui, Isaura de Oliviera
In his quest to take over the world, the dastardly, diabolical, crazed Fu Manchu (Christopher Lee) concocts a lipstick that contains a powerful poison–lethal only to men. His plan: have beautiful women wear the lipstick and kiss important men who are a hindrance to his goal. One of the intended victims is Detective Denis Nayland-Smith (Richard Greene), Fu Manchu's arch-nemesis. With help, our detective hero tracks down and saves the world while also finding an antidote for the poison.
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Deadly Sanctuary 1968 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Justine
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Jack Palance, Romina Power, Akim Tamiroff, Klaus Kinski, Sylva Koscina, Maria Rohm, Rosemary Dexter, Mercedes McCambridge, Carmen de Lirio, Serena Vergano
Sadistic torture resulting in murder awaits two unwary young women.
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The Devil Came from Akasava 1971 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Fred Williams, Soledad Miranda, Paul Muller, Horst Tappert, Ewa Stromberg, Siegfried Schurenberg, Walter Rilla, Blandine Ebinger, Howard Vernon, Jesus Franco
Interpol agent Rex Forrester (Fred Williams) has gone undercover on a case, as has Jane (Soledad Miranda), a Secret Service agent. They meet, fall in love, and join forces to retrieve a mineral, discovered by Rex's uncle, that turns metals into gold and also can turn people into zombies. Miranda's last film.
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Dr. Orloff's Monster 1964 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Secret of Dr. Orloff
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Marcelo Arroita-Jauregui, Hugo Blanco, Luisa Sala, Agnes Spaak, Jose Rubio, Marta Reves, Heriberto Pastor Serrador, Daniel Blumer, Manuel Guitian, Perla Cristal
A mad scientist gets even madder when he finds out that his brother is sleeping with his wife. So he turns his brother into a robotic zombie, and the slaughters start. A poor sequel to the already poor "The Awful Dr. Orloff."
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Dracula Contra Frankenstein 1972 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Screaming Dead
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Howard Vernon, Dennis Price, Alberto Dalbes, Fernando Bilbao, Genevieve Robert, Paca Gabaldon, Anne Libert, Josyane Gibert, Luis Barboo, Britt Nichols, Eduarda Pimenta, Brandy, Daniel White
Vampire hunter Seward (Alberto Dalbes) "kills" Dracula (Howard Vernon), but before you know it, Dr. Frankenstein (Dennis Price), along with his mute helper Morpho (Luis Barboo), comes along and revives Dracula by using the blood of a nightclub singer. Certainly, Dr. Frankenstein can soon rule the world by teaming up his Monster (Fernando Bilbao) with Dracula. But along comes a werewolf to do battle, and Dr. Stewart might be heard from again.
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Eugenie...The Story of Her Journey Into Perversion 1970  X, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Horror
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Marie Liljedahl, Maria Rohm, Jack Taylor, Nino Korda, Herbert Fux, Paul Muller, Christopher Lee, Anney Kablan, Maria Luisa Ponte, Colette Giacobine, Uta Dahlberg
Teenager Eugenie (Marie Liljedahl) becomes the center of physical and moral abuse in this version of Marquis de Sade's "Philosophy in the Boudoir." Eugenie's father's (Paul Muller) lover, Madame de St. Ange (Maria Rohm), will have sex with him only if he allows Eugenie to come to the Madame's island mansion. Once there, Eugenie encounters sex games and drugs that totally corrupt her.
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Faceless 1988 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Helmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Telly Savalas, Christopher Mitchum, Stephane Audran, Caroline Munro, Christiane Jean, Anton Diffring, Tilda Thamar, Howard Vernon
Mad Dr. Flamand (Helmut Berger) kidnaps models in Paris to provide skin for rebuilding the face of his sister who was disfigured from acid. Can private investigator Sam Morgan (Christopher Mitchum) save the latest victim?
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Jack the Ripper 1976 R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Klaus Kinski, Josephine Chaplin, Herbert Fux, Lina(2) Romay, Andreas Mannkopff, Ursula von Wiese, Otto Dornbierer, Regine Elsener, Hans Gaugler, Olga Gebhard
Klaus Kinski takes on the role of a doctor who is also Jack the Ripper by night. This is a bloody, gory version as he dismembers London prostitutes–with bad dubbing to boot. Still, one of Franco's better efforts. Does that tell you anything about his other horror films?
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Miss Muerte 1966 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: The Diabolical Dr. Z
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Mabel Karr, Fernando Montes, Estella Blain, Antonio Jimenez Escribano, Howard Vernon, Guy Mairesse, Marcelo Arroita-Jauregui, Lucia Prado, Ana Castor, Alberto Dalbes
This dark horror film from Jesus Franco follows Irma (Mabel Karr), the daughter of a scientist who died of a heart attack while working on mind-control experiments. Irma vows revenge on members of the Medical Council whom she holds responsible for her father's death. To accomplish her task, she uses her father's mind control techniques to take over Miss Muerte (Estella Blain) who has long, sharp, lethal fingernails.
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Night of the Blood Monster 1970 PG, 84 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Bloody Judge
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Christopher Lee, Leo Genn, Maria Schell, Maria Rohm, Margaret Lee, Hans Hass Jr., Howard Vernon, Diana Lorys, Jose Maria Prada, Pietro Martellanza, Jose Maria Blanco, John Thompson
Based on real-life, English witch-hunter Lord George Jeffreys (Christopher Lee), this dark, muddled tale follows the exploits of the cruel and sadistic Lord Jeffreys in the late 1600s.
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The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus 1962 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Howard Vernon, Hugo Blanco, Gogo Rijo, Fernando Delgado, Paula Martel, Ana Castor, Georges Rollin, Maria Frances, Serafin Garcia Vazquez, Miguel Madrid
A young baron attempts to leave the old mansion, with its dungeon of death, and leave the family curse behind. But, the curse takes hold and the torturing and murdering of women begins. Very few "horror moments" in this slow film.
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Vampire Blues 1999 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Rachel Sheppard, Analia Ivars, Lina(2) Romay, Jesus Franco, Peter Temboury, Jessica Luo, Leyora Zuberman
Popular Spanish director Jesus Franco serves up another horror sex film in this tale of American student Rachel (Rachel Sheppard) who is on vacation in Spain. Vampire Countess Irina von Murnau (Analia Ivars) is attracted to Rachel and intends to seduce her and bring her into the world of the undead. But Rachel isn't as dumb as she looks and finds out about the Countess' plans. Maybe the vampire's enemy, the gypsy Marga (Lina Romay), can help.
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Venus in Peltz 1969 R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Venus in Furs
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: James Darren, Klaus Kinski, Maria Rohm, Barbara McNair, Paul Muller, Aldo Lastretti, Margaret Lee, Dennis Price, Mirella Pamphili, Jesus Franco
Jesus Franco–the man with dozens of aliases and dozens of cheap, sex-oriented films–brings another one to the screen. This bizarre entry follows druggie jazz-musician Jimmy (James Darren) in Turkey as he finds the body of a woman who had been brutally murdered by a trio of sadistic men. Later, he thinks he sees her in a Brazilian nightclub, and the horror begins.
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A Virgin Among the Living Dead 1973 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: Zombies: A Virgin Among the Living Dead
Christine, Princess of Eroticism
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Christina von Blanc, Britt Nichols, Rosa Palomar, Anne Libert, Howard Vernon, Paul Muller, Jesus Franco, Nicole Guettard, Luis Barboo, Nadine Pascal
Young Christine (Christina von Blanc) arrives at the estate of her late father to hear the reading of his will. The shock comes when she finds out that her father had a second life that was filled with extremely bizarre people and satanic rites. Several re-cut versions have been released, including some with new actors added.
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X312 - Flight to Hell 1971 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Jesus Franco
Cast: Thomas Hunter, Gila von Weitershausen, Hans Hass Jr., Fernando Sancho, Esperanza Roy, Ewa Stromberg, Siegfried Schurenberg, Howard Vernon, Paul Muller, Jesus Franco
A plane on its way to Rio de Janeiro crashes in the jungle after a hijack attempt. Now it's a matter of survival for the group that survives the crash.
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| 1. 99 Women (1969)
2. Assignment Istanbul (1969)
aka: The Castle of Fu Manchu
3. The Awful Dr. Orloff (1962)
aka: Cries in the Night
4. Blind Target (2000)
5. The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
aka: Kiss and Kill
6. Count Dracula (1970)
7. Deadly Sanctuary (1968)
aka: Justine
8. The Devil Came from Akasava (1971)
9. Dr. Orloff's Monster (1964)
aka: The Secret of Dr. Orloff
10. Dracula Contra Frankenstein (1972)
aka: Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
aka: Dracula vs. Frankenstein
aka: Screaming Dead
11. Eugenie...The Story of Her Journey Into Perversion (1970)
12. Faceless (1988)
13. Jack the Ripper (1976)
14. Miss Muerte (1966)
aka: The Diabolical Dr. Z
15. Night of the Blood Monster (1970)
aka: The Bloody Judge
16. The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus (1962)
17. Vampire Blues (1999)
18. Venus in Peltz (1969)
aka: Venus in Furs
19. A Virgin Among the Living Dead (1973)
aka: Zombies: A Virgin Among the Living Dead
aka: Christine, Princess of Eroticism
20. X312 - Flight to Hell (1971)
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