Joseph W. Sarno
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 15, 1921
- Died
- April 26, 2010
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Masters of the Grind 2023
as Self
The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies 2013
as Self
Suburban Secrets 2004
Writer, Director
Screw the Right Thing 1990
Director
Hung Jury 1989
Director
- Coming On America
Coming On America 1989
Director
The Erotic Adventures of Bedman and Throbbin 1989
Director
The Red Head 1989
Director
Hyperkink 1989
Director
The Big Pink 1989
Director
Suzie Creamcheese 1988
Director
Sex Starved 1988
Director
On Fire 1988
Director
Ball in the Family 1988
Director
Right Tool for the Job 1988
Director
The Girls of the B.L.O. 1988
Director
- Panting at the Opera
Panting at the Opera 1988
Director
The Flirt 1988
Director
Sacrilege 1988
Director, Screenplay, Editor
The Horneymooners 1988
Director
Double Agent 1987
Director
Fresh 1987
Director
Sexpot 1987
Director
Party Doll 1987
Director
Sexpionage 1987
Director
Blow by Blow 1986
Director
Porked! 1986
Director
Oversexed 1986
Director
Bedroom Thighs 1986
Director
Firebox 1986
Director
Shacking Up 1985
Director, Writer, Producer
Tight Delight 1985
Director
Taste of Pink 1985
Director
Little Oral Annie Takes Manhattan 1985
Writer, Director
Hot Stuff 1984
Director
Dirty Blonde 1984
Director
Inside Little Oral Annie 1984
Director, Writer
Stray Cats 1984
Director
- SS Operation Wolf Cub
SS Operation Wolf Cub 1983
Director
Silky 1981
Director
Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle 1981
Director
Tigresses 1979
Director, Writer
All About Gloria Leonard 1978
Director
Come Blow the Horn! 1978
Director, Writer, Producer
Love's Island 1977
Director, Writer
Inside Jennifer Welles 1977
Director
The Trouble with Young Stuff 1977
Director
The Honey Cup 1976
Director, Writer
Misty 1976
Director, Writer, Editor
Slippery When Wet 1976
Director
Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town 1975
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Butterfly 1975
Director, Writer
Laura's Toys 1975
Director, Writer, Editor
The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego 1974
Director
Confessions of a Young American Housewife 1974
Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
A Touch of Genie 1974
Director, Writer, Editor
Bibi 1974
Director, Writer
Deep Throat Part II 1974
Director, Screenplay
The Devil's Plaything 1973
Director, Writer
Sleepy Head 1973
Director, Writer
Swedish Wildcats 1972
Director, Writer
Young Playthings 1972
Director, Writer
Siv, Anne & Sven 1971
Director, Writer
Daddy, Darling 1970
Director, Writer
The Young, Erotic Fanny Hill 1970
Writer, Editor, Director
Karla 1969
Director, Editor, Writer
Passion in Hot Hollows 1969
Director, Writer
Marcy 1969
Director, Writer, Editor
The Indelicate Balance 1969
Writer, Director
The Layout 1969
Director, Writer
The Wall of Flesh 1968
Director, Screenplay, Editor
The Seduction of Inga 1968
Director, Writer
To Ingrid, My Love, Lisa 1968
Director, Writer
All the Sins of Sodom 1968
Director, Writer, Editor
Inga 1968
Director, Writer
Vibrations 1968
Director, Writer
Desire Under the Palms 1968
Director
Odd Triangle 1968
Director
Deep Inside 1967
Director, Screenplay
The Love Rebellion 1967
Director, Screenplay
My Body Hungers 1967
Director, Writer
Bed of Violence 1967
Director, Writer
Come Ride the Wild Pink Horse 1967
Director, Screenplay
Anything for Money 1967
Writer, Editor, Director
The Sex Cycle 1967
Director, Writer
Scarf of Mist, Thigh of Satin 1967
Director, Writer
The Bed and How to Make It! 1966
Writer, Editor, Director
Moonlighting Wives 1966
Director, Writer
The Swap and How They Make It 1966
Director, Screenplay, Editor
The Naked Fog 1966
Director, Screenplay
Skin Deep in Love 1966
Director, Writer
Red Roses of Passion 1966
Director, Screenplay
A Sneak Peek at Strip Poker 1966
Director
The Love Merchant 1966
Writer, Director
Flesh and Lace 1965
Director, Writer
A-Peeling We Go-Go 1965
Director
Pandora and the Magic Box 1965
Director, Writer, Editor
Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures 1964
Writer, Editor, Director
Sin in the Suburbs 1964
Director, Writer
Sin You Sinners 1963
Writer, Director
Nude in Charcoal 1961
Director, Writer
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