Jean Rollin was a French director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and actor. In a career spanning over five decades, Rollin began as an actor and experimental filmmaker of short projects, before moving on to create mainstream films. His works remain notable for their unique cinematic style, mixing stunning visuals with a dream-like atmosphere; although the majority of his films fall within the fantastique or horror genres, many themes and subgenres are present, including, melodrama, eroticism, and adventure, and to a lesser extent, crime, gore, Satanism, and films which have depicted the subjects of mental illness and memory disorder, while his most recognisable work being the recurring theme of vampirism.
Throughout his career, most of Rollin's films were met with criticism and hostility, and due to negative response, he found it difficult to receive financial support for his intended projects, and as an alternative, turned to the pornographic industry, working under several pseudonyms, in order to raise the funds to produce mainstream films. In later years, Rollin's work as a filmmaker has become more appreciated, [1] while his films are now considered cult classics, earning him the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2007, for his contribution to fantastical cinema. [2] [3]
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |
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Director | Writer | ||||
1962 | Un cheval pour deux | Assistant | [lower-alpha 20] | [42] | |
1973 | La nuit des étoiles filantes | Additional | [lower-alpha 21] | [43] | |
1980 | Mondo cannibale | Uncredited | [lower-alpha 22] | [44] | |
1981 | Le lac des morts vivants | Yes | [lower-alpha 23] | [45] | |
1985 | Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons | Yes | [lower-alpha 24] | [46] |
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Director | Producer | Writer | Editor | ||||
1957 | La guerre du silence | Yes | [lower-alpha 25] | [47] | |||
1958 | Les mécaniciens de l'Armée de l'Air | Yes | [lower-alpha 26] | [48] | |||
1958 | Les amours jaunes | Yes | [lower-alpha 27] | [49] | |||
1961 | Ciel de cuivre | Yes | [lower-alpha 28] | [50] | |||
1964 | Vivre en Espagne | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 29] | [51] | ||
1965 | Le pays loin | Yes | [lower-alpha 30] | [52] | |||
1966 | Tristesse des anthropophages | Yes | [lower-alpha 31] | [53] | |||
1967 | Faire quelque chose | Yes | [lower-alpha 32] | [54] | |||
1990 | La griffe d'Horus(TV) | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 33] | [55] | ||
1991 | Et le temps s'en va... | Executive | [lower-alpha 34] | [56] | |||
1991 | À la poursuite de Barbara... | Uncredited | [lower-alpha 35] | [57] |
Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Director | Producer | Writer | Supervisor | ||||
1973 | Jeunes filles impudiques | Yes | [lower-alpha 36] | [58] | |||
1974 | Tout le monde il en a deux | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 37] | [59] | ||
1975 | Phantasmes | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 38] | [60] | ||
1976 | Douces pénétrations | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 39] | [61] | ||
1976 | Amours collectives | Yes | [lower-alpha 40] | [62] | |||
1976 | Suce-moi vampire | Yes | [lower-alpha 41] | [63] | |||
1976 | La comtesse Ixe | Yes | [lower-alpha 42] | [64] | |||
1976 | Apothéose porno | Yes | [lower-alpha 43] | [65] | |||
1977 | Hard Penetration | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 44] | [66] | ||
1977 | Vibrations sexuelles | Yes | [lower-alpha 45] | [67] | |||
1977 | Saute-moi dessus | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 46] | [68] | ||
1977 | Positions danoises | Yes | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 47] | [69] | |
1978 | Disco Sex | Yes | Uncredited | [lower-alpha 48] | [70] | ||
1978 | Remplissez-moi... les 3 trous | Yes | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 49] | [71] | |
1978 | Petites pensionnaires impudiques | Yes | [lower-alpha 50] | [72] | |||
1978 | Lèvres entrouvertes | Yes | [lower-alpha 51] | [73] | |||
1978 | Hyperpénétrations | Yes | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 52] | [74] | |
1979 | Gamines en chaleur | Yes | [lower-alpha 53] | [75] | |||
1979 | Bouches lascives et pornos | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 54] | [76] | ||
1979 | Pénétrations vicieuses | Yes | [lower-alpha 55] | [77] | |||
1979 | Jeux d'adultes pour gamines expertes | Yes | [lower-alpha 56] | [78] | |||
1979 | Entrez vite... vite, je mouille! | Yes | [lower-alpha 57] | [79] | |||
1980 | Minouche, fillette insatiable | Yes | [lower-alpha 58] | [80] | |||
1982 | Rêves de sexes | Yes | [lower-alpha 59] | [81] | |||
1983 | Folies anales | Yes | [lower-alpha 60] | [82] | |||
1984 | Sodomanie | Yes | Yes | [lower-alpha 61] | [83] | ||
1988 | Emmanuelle 6 | Uncredited | [lower-alpha 62] | [84] | |||
1994 | Le parfum de Mathilde(TV) | Uncredited | Yes | [lower-alpha 63] | [85] |
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1956 | Crime et châtiment | Le prêtre chantant (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 64] | [86] |
1966 | Tristesse des anthropophages | Un client du restaurant scatophage (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 65] | [53] |
1968 | Le viol du vampire | Un villageois (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 66] | [4] |
1968 | La femme bourreau | Un flic | [lower-alpha 67] | [87] |
1971 | La secte du diable | Le prêtre sataniste | [lower-alpha 68] | [88] |
1973 | La rose de fer | Le rôdeur | [lower-alpha 69] | [12] |
1973 | Jeunes filles impudiques | Man in red turtleneck (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 70] | [58] |
1973 | Le sourire vertical | Undisclosed role | [lower-alpha 71] | [89] |
1974 | Les démoniaques | Le marin qui danse avec le travesti (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 72] | [14] |
1975 | Lèvres de sang | Le gardien du cimetière (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 73] | [16] |
1975 | Phantasmes | L'agresseur | [lower-alpha 74] | [60] |
1976 | Douces pénétrations | Le chef cuisinier (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 75] | [61] |
1976 | Amours collectives | Mike Gentle - the vampire | [lower-alpha 76] | [62] |
1976 | Suce-moi vampire | Un chasseur | [lower-alpha 77] | [63] |
1977 | Saute-moi dessus | Invité fin | [lower-alpha 78] | [68] |
1977 | Les Queutardes | Undisclosed role | [lower-alpha 79] | [90] |
1978 | Les raisins de la mort | Le viticulteur (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 80] | [18] |
1978 | Disco Sex | Sound Engineer | [lower-alpha 81] | [70] |
1978 | Remplissez-moi... les 3 trous | Guest (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 82] | [71] |
1978 | Lèvres gloutonnes | Undisclosed role | [lower-alpha 83] | [91] |
1978 | Hyperpénétrations | Invité | [lower-alpha 84] | [74] |
1979 | Gamines en chaleur | Un convive (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 85] | [75] |
1979 | Entrez vite... vite, je mouille! | Undisclosed role | [lower-alpha 86] | [79] |
1980 | Clinique pour soins très spéciaux | Undisclosed role | [lower-alpha 87] | [92] |
1980 | La nuit des traquées | Un infirmier tueur (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 88] | [22] |
1981 | Le lac des morts vivants | Stiltz | [lower-alpha 89] | [45] |
1981 | Les paumées du petit matin | Un client au Vénus club (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 90] | [24] |
1982 | La morte vivante | Salesman (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 91] | [26] |
1984 | Les trottoirs de Bangkok | Killer in Opening Scene / Narrator (uncredited) | [lower-alpha 92] | [28] |
1985 | Sanguine | L'éditeur | [lower-alpha 93] | [93] |
1985 | Haemophilia | Police Inspector | [94] | |
???? | Le prince des vampires | Undisclosed role | [lower-alpha 94] | [94] |
1991 | À la poursuite de Barbara... | Undisclosed role | [lower-alpha 95] | [57] |
1992 | Alien Platoon | Maj. Taylor | [lower-alpha 96] | [95] |
1992 | Trepanator | Dr. Roll | [lower-alpha 97] | [96] |
1993 | Dinosaur from the Deep | Professeur Nolan | [lower-alpha 98] | [97] |
1993 | Killing Car | Bandaged Man | [lower-alpha 99] | [32] |
1997 | Marquis de Slime | Homme du gouvernement | [lower-alpha 100] | [98] |
2007 | Life Like | The Director | [lower-alpha 101] | [99] |
2009 | Le masque de la Méduse | L'homme qui enterre la tête | [lower-alpha 102] | [40] |
Work Actor | 1968 | 1970 | 1970 | 1971 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1984 | 1989 | 1993 | 1997 | 2002 | 2007 | 2009 | |
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Jean-Loup Philippe | ||||||||||||||||||||
Olivier Rollin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Bisciglia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Catherine Castel | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marie-Pierre Castel | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nathalie Perrey | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dominique | ||||||||||||||||||||
Louise Dhour | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mireille Dargent | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jean-Pierre Bouyxou | ||||||||||||||||||||
Brigitte Lahaie | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jean Hérel | ||||||||||||||||||||
Françoise Blanchard | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marie-Laurence | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sabine Lenoël |
Note: This list includes actors who have appeared in three or more of Jean Rollin's mainstream works.
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