Joseph W. Sarno
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: March 15, 1921
Day of Death: April 26, 2010 (89 years old)
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Joseph W. Sarno (March 15, 1921 – April 26, 2010) was an American film director and screenwriter. One of the most prolific and distinctive auteurs to emerge from the proto-pornographic sexploitation film genre of the 1960s, Joe Sarno had written and directed approximately 75 theatrically released feature films in the sexploitation, softcore and hardcore genres as well as a number of shot-on-video features for the '80s hardcore video market. Sarno, a pioneer of the sexploitation film genre, completed his first adult-oriented feature in 1961. Among his best-known films in the genre are Sin in the Suburbs (1964), Flesh and Lace, The Bed and How to Make It, and Moonlighting Wives (1966). Sarno's work of the sexploitation period is typified by stark chiaroscuro lighting, long takes and rigorous staging. He was also well known for scenarios centering around issues of psycho-sexual anxiety and sexual identity development. During his sexploitation period, Sarno worked with such actors as Uta Erickson, Dyanne Thorne (star of the Ilsa series), Audrey Campbell (Olga's House of Shame series), Michael Alaimo, Patricia McNair, Tod Moore, and his cousin, Joe Santos, who would become a regular on television's The Rockford Files. Beginning in 1968, Sarno's work became somewhat more explicit, predicting the emergence of soft-core. His breakthrough feature Inga (1968), was one of the first X-rated films released in the United States. Other noteworthy soft-core features include Vibrations (1968), Passion in Hot Hollows (1969), Daddy, Darling (1970), Young Playthings (1972), Confessions of a Young American Housewife (1974) and Misty (1975). Sarno was also the director of Deep Throat Part 2 (1974), the R-rated sequel to the hardcore classic Deep Throat. After 1968, Sarno's soft-core work was divided between films produced in the United States and films produced in Europe, principally Sweden, Germany and Denmark. Many of Sarno's European features were made with American backing. In Europe, he was known for having worked with actresses Marie Liljedahl, Christina Lindberg, Helli Louise, and Marie Forså. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph W. Sarno, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Deep Throat Part II
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Deep Throat Part II
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Bibi
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Confessions of a Young American Housewife
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Confessions of a Young American Housewife
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A Touch of Genie
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A Touch of Genie
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Bibi
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Confessions of a Young American Housewife
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The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego
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A Touch of Genie
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Confessions of a Young American Housewife
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To Ingrid, My Love, Lisa
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Odd Triangle
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Vibrations
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All the Sins of Sodom
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The Seduction of Inga
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All the Sins of Sodom
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Desire Under The Palms
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Inga
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Inga
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The Seduction of Inga
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To Ingrid, My Love, Lisa
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Vibrations
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The Wall of Flesh
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The Wall of Flesh
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The Wall of Flesh
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All the Sins of Sodom
1967
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Anything for Money
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Anything for Money
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Deep Inside
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Deep Inside
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The Love Rebellion
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The Love Rebellion
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Come Ride the Wild Pink Horse
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Come Ride the Wild Pink Horse
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The Sex Cycle
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Anything for Money
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My Body Hungers
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Bed of Violence
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The Sex Cycle
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My Body Hungers
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Bed of Violence
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Scarf of Mist, Thigh of Satin
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Scarf of Mist, Thigh of Satin
1966
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The Bed and How to Make It!
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The Bed and How to Make It!
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Moonlighting Wives
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The Love Merchant
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A Sneak Peek at Strip Poker
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Moonlighting Wives
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Red Roses of Passion
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Red Roses of Passion
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The Love Merchant
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The Swap and How They Make It
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Skin Deep in Love
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Skin Deep in Love
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The Naked Fog
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The Naked Fog
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The Swap and How They Make It
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The Swap and How They Make It
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The Bed and How to Make It!
