Jess Franco: From Bangkok with Bullets sean baker & Shirley Eaton

& Shirley Eaton

oscillating between comedy and tragedy with powerful and affecting commentary on the easy life

is a crackling crime thriller rescued thanks to the combined efforts of the Film Noir Foundation

legendary mystery-writer Edgar Wallace (The Dark Eyes of London)

Jess Franco: From Bangkok with Bullets sean baker & Shirley EatonTHE WORLDWIDE BLU RAY PREMIERES OF FRANCO'S NOT QUITE SHOT IN BANGKOK RARITIES In 1985, writer director Jess Franco briefly stepped away from horror and erotica to focus on several adventure thrillers that combined elements of his earlier Eurospy and Fu Manchu hits with his sardonic wit and love for exotic settings. But having no budget for foreign locales, he instead sent cinematographer Juan Soler to Thailand to shoot a few days of exteriors which