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The Frenchman's Garden

1978 · 93 min Horror Drama
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

"The Frenchman" was what locals called the man who ran the bar and restaurant in the small town of Peñaflor in rural Spain in the early part of the 20th century. But Juan Andrés Aldije Monmeja was not your usual jolly innkeeper. He ran an illegal gambling den and pimped out the waitresses who worked for him. Deciding there were easier and quicker ways to exploit his customers, The Frenchman started slaughtering them, stealing their money and burying their corpses in the garden at the back of his inn. It was not long before people started asking questions...

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📋 Film Details

Original Title El huerto del francés
Year 1978
Country Spain
Genre Horror, Drama
Director Paul Naschy
Runtime 93 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (11 votes)

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The film constructs a grim chronicle of crime, relying on the true story of a serial killer. It explores the rotten underbelly of a patriarchal society where violence and exploitation long go unnoticed behind a facade of normality.

What lingers after viewing is a chilling sense of the mundane evil that festers in plain sight. The horror here is not in jumpscares, but in the quiet, methodical descent into depravity. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Paul Naschy

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Watch alone on a quiet, dark night. Ideal for fans of slow-burn, psychological horror rooted in reality.

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