FILM DIRECTOR

Jesús Franco

1930 - 2013

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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. He worked in many different genres during his career, but was best known for his horror and erotic films, often incorporating surrealist elements. In a career spanning from 1954 to 2013, he wrote, directed, produced, acted in, and scored approximately 173 feature films, working both in his native Spain and (during the rule of Francisco Franco) in France, West Germany, Switzerland and Portugal. Additionally, during the 1960s, he made several films in Rio de Janeiro and Istanbul. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jesús Franco is the 131st most popular film director (up from 158th in 2019), the 253rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 287th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Film Director.

Jesús Franco was a Spanish filmmaker who is most famous for his horror films.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jesús Franco ranks 131 out of 2,041. Before him are René Clément, Giuseppe Tornatore, Max Reinhardt, James Gunn, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and David Fincher. After him are Michael Cimino, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jerzy Grotowski, George A. Romero, Peter Greenaway, and Terrence Malick.

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Among people born in 1930, Jesús Franco ranks 66. Before him are Robert Evans, Ali al-Sistani, Edsger W. Dijkstra, Carlos Kleiber, Reinhard Selten, and Gena Rowlands. After him are Derek Walcott, Johan Galtung, Robert Wagner, Ivan Silayev, William R. Pogue, and Mary Quant. Among people deceased in 2013, Jesús Franco ranks 44. Before him are Georges Moustaki, Joan Fontaine, Rochus Misch, Kenneth G. Wilson, Richard Griffiths, and Lawrence Klein. After him are Ray Manzarek, Ieng Sary, James Gandolfini, Masao Uchino, James M. Buchanan, and Erich Priebke.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Jesús Franco ranks 253 out of 3,355. Before him are Carmen Maura (1945), Jordi Savall (1941), Pomponius Mela (15), Louis Blanc (1811), Nachmanides (1194), and Joanna la Beltraneja (1462). After him are Joseph of Anchieta (1534), Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Pompeia Plotina (65), Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), Fernando Alonso (1981), and Fernando Rey (1917).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Jesús Franco ranks 4. Before him are Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Luis Buñuel (1900), and Carlos Saura (1932). After him are Bigas Luna (1946), Víctor Erice (1940), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Néstor Almendros (1930), Vicente Aranda (1926), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), and Isabel Coixet (1960).

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