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Joseph W. Sarno

Joseph W. Sarno

Director · 1921–2010 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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.

Directed 96

2000s

  1. 2004

    Suburban Secrets

    Director

1990s

  1. 1990

    Screw the Right Thing

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Hung Jury

    Director

  2. The Erotic Adventures of Bedman and Throbbin

    Director

  3. The Red Head

    Director

  4. Hyperkink

    Director

  5. The Big Pink

    Director

  6. 1988

    Suzie Creamcheese

    Director

  7. Sex Starved

    Director

  8. On Fire

    Director

  9. Ball in the Family

    Director

  10. Right Tool for the Job

    Director

  11. The Horneymooners

    Director

  12. Sacrilege

    Director

  13. The Flirt

    Director

  14. The Girls of the B.L.O.

    Director

  15. 1987

    Double Agent

    Director

  16. Fresh

    Director

  17. Sexpionage

    Director

  18. Party Doll

    Director

  19. Sexpot

    Director

  20. 1986

    Firebox

    Director

  21. Oversexed

    Director

  22. Bedroom Thighs

    Director

  23. Porked!

    Director

  24. Blow by Blow

    Director

  25. 1985

    Shacking Up

    Director

  26. Taste of Pink

    Director

  27. Tight Delight

    Director

  28. Little Oral Annie Takes Manhattan

    Director

  29. 1984

    Hot Stuff

    Director

  30. Stray Cats

    Director

  31. Inside Little Oral Annie

    Director

  32. Dirty Blonde

    Director

  33. 1981

    Silky

    Director

  34. Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979

    Tigresses

    Director

  2. 1978

    All About Gloria Leonard

    Director

  3. Come Blow the Horn!

    Director

  4. 1977

    Love's Island

    Director

  5. Inside Jennifer Welles

    Director

  6. The Trouble with Young Stuff

    Director

  7. 1976

    The Honey Cup

    Director

  8. Misty

    Director

  9. Slippery When Wet

    Director

  10. 1975

    Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town

    Director

  11. Butterfly

    Director

  12. Laura's Toys

    Director

  13. 1974

    The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego

    Director

  14. Confessions of a Young American Housewife

    Director

    57

  15. A Touch of Genie

    Director

  16. Bibi

    Director

  17. Deep Throat Part II

    Director

  18. 1973

    The Devil's Plaything

    Director

    47

  19. Sleepy Head

    Director

  20. 1972

    Swedish Wildcats

    Director

    44

  21. Young Playthings

    Director

  22. 1971

    Siv, Anne & Sven

    Director

  23. 1970

    Daddy, Darling

    Director

    49

  24. The Young, Erotic Fanny Hill

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    Karla

    Director

  2. Passion in Hot Hollows

    Director

  3. Marcy

    Director

  4. The Indelicate Balance

    Director

  5. The Layout

    Director

  6. 1968

    The Wall of Flesh

    Director

  7. The Seduction of Inga

    Director

  8. To Ingrid, My Love, Lisa

    Director

  9. All the Sins of Sodom

    Director

  10. Inga

    Director

  11. Odd Triangle

    Director

  12. Vibrations

    Director

  13. Desire Under the Palms

    Director

  14. 1967

    Deep Inside

    Director

  15. The Love Rebellion

    Director

  16. My Body Hungers

    Director

  17. Bed of Violence

    Director

  18. Come Ride the Wild Pink Horse

    Director

  19. Anything for Money

    Director

  20. The Sex Cycle

    Director

  21. Scarf of Mist, Thigh of Satin

    Director

  22. 1966

    The Bed and How to Make It!

    Director

  23. Moonlighting Wives

    Director

  24. The Swap and How They Make It

    Director

  25. The Naked Fog

    Director

  26. A Sneak Peek at Strip Poker

    Director

  27. Red Roses of Passion

    Director

  28. The Love Merchant

    Director

  29. Skin Deep in Love

    Director

  30. 1965

    Flesh and Lace

    Director

  31. Pandora and the Magic Box

    Director

  32. A-Peeling We Go-Go

    Director

  33. 1964

    Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures

    Director

  34. Sin in the Suburbs

    Director

  35. 1963

    Sin You Sinners

    Director

  36. 1961

    Nude in Charcoal

    Director

Wrote 56

2000s

  1. 2004

    Suburban Secrets

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1988

    Sacrilege

    Screenplay

  2. 1985

    Shacking Up

    Writer

  3. Little Oral Annie Takes Manhattan

    Writer

  4. 1984

    Inside Little Oral Annie

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1979

    Tigresses

    Writer

  2. 1978

    Come Blow the Horn!

    Writer

  3. 1977

    Love's Island

    Writer

  4. 1976

    The Honey Cup

    Writer

  5. Misty

    Writer

  6. 1975

    Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town

    Screenplay

  7. Butterfly

    Writer

  8. Laura's Toys

    Writer

  9. 1974

    Confessions of a Young American Housewife

    Writer

    57

  10. A Touch of Genie

    Writer

  11. Bibi

    Writer

  12. Deep Throat Part II

    Screenplay

  13. 1973

    The Devil's Plaything

    Writer

    47

  14. Sleepy Head

    Writer

  15. 1972

    Swedish Wildcats

    Writer

    44

  16. Young Playthings

    Writer

  17. 1971

    Siv, Anne & Sven

    Writer

  18. 1970

    Daddy, Darling

    Writer

    49

  19. The Young, Erotic Fanny Hill

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1969

    Karla

    Writer

  2. Passion in Hot Hollows

    Writer

  3. Marcy

    Writer

  4. The Indelicate Balance

    Writer

  5. The Layout

    Writer

  6. 1968

    The Wall of Flesh

    Screenplay

  7. The Seduction of Inga

    Writer

  8. To Ingrid, My Love, Lisa

    Writer

  9. All the Sins of Sodom

    Writer

  10. Inga

    Writer

  11. Vibrations

    Writer

  12. 1967

    Deep Inside

    Screenplay

  13. The Love Rebellion

    Screenplay

  14. My Body Hungers

    Writer

  15. Bed of Violence

    Writer

  16. Come Ride the Wild Pink Horse

    Screenplay

  17. Anything for Money

    Writer

  18. The Sex Cycle

    Writer

  19. Scarf of Mist, Thigh of Satin

    Writer

  20. 1966

    The Bed and How to Make It!

    Writer

  21. Moonlighting Wives

    Writer

  22. The Swap and How They Make It

    Screenplay

  23. The Naked Fog

    Screenplay

  24. The Love Merchant

    Writer

  25. Red Roses of Passion

    Screenplay

  26. Skin Deep in Love

    Writer

  27. 1965

    Flesh and Lace

    Writer

  28. Pandora and the Magic Box

    Writer

  29. 1964

    Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures

    Writer

  30. Sin in the Suburbs

    Writer

  31. 1963

    Sin You Sinners

    Writer

  32. 1961

    Nude in Charcoal

    Writer

Edited 16

1980s

  1. 1988

    Sacrilege

    Editor

1970s

  1. 1976

    Misty

    Editor

  2. 1975

    Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town

    Editor

  3. Laura's Toys

    Editor

  4. 1974

    Confessions of a Young American Housewife

    Editor

    57

  5. A Touch of Genie

    Editor

  6. 1970

    The Young, Erotic Fanny Hill

    Editor

1960s

  1. 1969

    Karla

    Editor

  2. Marcy

    Editor

  3. 1968

    The Wall of Flesh

    Editor

  4. All the Sins of Sodom

    Editor

  5. 1967

    Anything for Money

    Editor

  6. 1966

    The Bed and How to Make It!

    Editor

  7. The Swap and How They Make It

    Editor

  8. 1965

    Pandora and the Magic Box

    Editor

  9. 1964

    Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures

    Editor

Produced 3

1980s

  1. 1985

    Shacking Up

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1978

    Come Blow the Horn!

    Producer

  2. 1974

    Confessions of a Young American Housewife

    Producer

    57
Appearances2

2020s

  1. 2023

    Masters of the Grind

    Self

2010s

  1. 2013

    The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies

    Self