Joseph W. Sarno

Joseph W. Sarno

BIOGRAPHY

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.
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
15 March 1921
Death Day
26 April 2010
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
Joe Sarno, Otis Hamlin, Karl Andersson, Kurt Mondal, Len Wolters, Buck Wilson, Irvin Weiss, Joan Kretchmar, Eric Anderson, Erik Anderson, Irving Weiss, Francis Healy, Arthur Kraus, Charles Knox, Curtis Hollingwood, Dick Kuzman, Francis Healey, Hammond Thomas, Jeff La Touch, John Parkham, Joseph W. Sarno, Kenneth Morse, Lawrence Henning, Lester Jordan, Louis Roman, Louis Warren, Leif Knullar

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FILMOGRAPHY

The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies

The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies

2013-03-27Actor
Masters of the Grind

Masters of the Grind

2023-10-25Actor
The Young, Erotic Fanny Hill

The Young, Erotic Fanny Hill

1970-09-24Writer, Editor, Director
Anything for Money

Anything for Money

1967-05-01Writer, Editor, Director
Deep Throat Part II

Deep Throat Part II

1974-02-01Director, Screenplay
Fäbodjäntan

Fäbodjäntan

1978-09-25Director, Writer, Producer
All About Gloria Leonard

All About Gloria Leonard

1978-12-14Director
The Bed and How to Make It!

The Bed and How to Make It!

1966-12-04Writer, Editor, Director
Passion in Hot Hollows

Passion in Hot Hollows

1969-07-30Director, Writer
Laura's Toys

Laura's Toys

1975-01-01Director, Writer, Editor
Bibi

Bibi

1974-05-10Director, Writer
Moonlighting Wives

Moonlighting Wives

1966-09-21Director, Writer
Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town

Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town

1975-09-01Director, Screenplay, Editor
Flesh and Lace

Flesh and Lace

1965-12-01Director, Writer
Butterfly

Butterfly

1975-03-14Director, Writer
The Love Merchant

The Love Merchant

1966-01-01Writer, Director
Love's Island

Love's Island

1977-11-28Director, Writer
Sin You Sinners

Sin You Sinners

1963-01-01Writer, Director
Confessions of a Young American Housewife

Confessions of a Young American Housewife

1974-06-11Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
Daddy, Darling

Daddy, Darling

1970-11-01Director, Writer
Stray Cats

Stray Cats

1984-01-01Director
The Horneymooners

The Horneymooners

1988-01-01Director
A Touch of Genie

A Touch of Genie

1974-05-23Director, Writer, Editor
Suburban Secrets

Suburban Secrets

2004-01-01Writer, Director
Double Agent

Double Agent

1987-12-31Director
Fresh

Fresh

1987-06-09Director
Pandora and the Magic Box

Pandora and the Magic Box

1965-01-01Director, Writer, Editor
A Sneak Peek at Strip Poker

A Sneak Peek at Strip Poker

1966-01-01Director
Suzie Creamcheese

Suzie Creamcheese

1988-12-31Director
Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures

Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures

1964-10-03Writer, Editor, Director
Deep Inside

Deep Inside

1967-12-27Director, Screenplay
The Love Rebellion

The Love Rebellion

1967-10-01Director, Screenplay
Firebox

Firebox

1986-01-01Director
Come Ride the Wild Pink Horse

Come Ride the Wild Pink Horse

1967-08-09Director, Screenplay
Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle

Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle

1981-01-01Director
The Devil's Plaything

The Devil's Plaything

1973-10-15Director, Writer
The Seduction of Inga

The Seduction of Inga

1968-10-18Director, Writer
Young Playthings

Young Playthings

1972-01-01Director, Writer
The Layout

The Layout

1969-01-01Director, Writer
To Ingrid, My Love, Lisa

To Ingrid, My Love, Lisa

1968-08-07Director, Writer
All the Sins of Sodom

All the Sins of Sodom

1968-06-17Director, Writer, Editor
Odd Triangle

Odd Triangle

1968-01-01Director
Desire Under The Palms

Desire Under The Palms

1968-01-01Director
Vibrations

Vibrations

1968-01-01Director, Writer
My Body Hungers

My Body Hungers

1967-09-01Director, Writer
Bed of Violence

Bed of Violence

1967-08-31Director, Writer
The Sex Cycle

The Sex Cycle

1967-01-23Director, Writer
The Swap and How They Make It

The Swap and How They Make It

1966-05-26Director, Screenplay, Editor
Red Roses of Passion

Red Roses of Passion

1966-01-01Director, Screenplay
Sin in the Suburbs

Sin in the Suburbs

1964-02-21Director, Writer
Swedish Wildcats

Swedish Wildcats

1972-01-20Director, Writer
Inga

Inga

1968-04-13Director, Writer
Marcy

Marcy

1969-07-16Director, Writer, Editor
The Honey Cup

The Honey Cup

1976-12-01Director, Writer
On Fire

On Fire

1988-03-10Director
The Indelicate Balance

The Indelicate Balance

1969-05-11Writer, Director
The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego

The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego

1974-12-01Director
Skin Deep in Love

Skin Deep in Love

1966-01-01Director, Writer
The Trouble with Young Stuff

The Trouble with Young Stuff

1977-03-04Director
Scarf of Mist, Thigh of Satin

Scarf of Mist, Thigh of Satin

1967-01-01Director, Writer
Sleepy Head

Sleepy Head

1973-09-24Director, Writer
Slippery When Wet

Slippery When Wet

1976-04-01Director
Karla

Karla

1969-08-27Director, Editor, Writer
The Naked Fog

The Naked Fog

1966-03-23Director, Screenplay
Misty

Misty

1976-10-01Director, Writer
Sacrilege

Sacrilege

1988-01-01Director, Screenplay, Editor
The Wall of Flesh

The Wall of Flesh

1968-10-29Director, Screenplay, Editor
Little Oral Annie Takes Manhattan

Little Oral Annie Takes Manhattan

1985-01-01Writer, Director
Tigresses

Tigresses

1979-01-01Director, Writer
Siv, Anne & Sven

Siv, Anne & Sven

1971-08-26Director, Writer
Hyperkink

Hyperkink

1989-02-23Director
Taste of Pink

Taste of Pink

1985-04-20Director
Tight Delight

Tight Delight

1985-04-20Director
Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff

1984-03-03Director
Nude in Charcoal

Nude in Charcoal

1961-03-01Director, Writer
Inside Jennifer Welles

Inside Jennifer Welles

1977-07-15Director
Silky

Silky

1981-03-24Director
Sex Starved

Sex Starved

1988-11-17Director
Inside Little Oral Annie

Inside Little Oral Annie

1984-01-01Director, Writer
A-Peeling We Go-Go

A-Peeling We Go-Go

1965-01-01Director
The Erotic Adventures of Bedman and Throbbin

The Erotic Adventures of Bedman and Throbbin

1989-06-22Director
Sexpionage

Sexpionage

1987-01-01Director
Ball in the Family

Ball in the Family

1988-02-25Director
SS Operation Wolf Cub

SS Operation Wolf Cub

1983-01-01Director
Screw the Right Thing

Screw the Right Thing

1990-01-01Director
Shacking Up

Shacking Up

1985-10-17Director, Writer, Producer
Dirty Blonde

Dirty Blonde

1984-01-01Director
The Red Head

The Red Head

1989-05-18Director
Bedroom Thighs

Bedroom Thighs

1986-01-01Director
Oversexed

Oversexed

1986-01-01Director
Porked!

Porked!

1986-01-01Director
Party Doll

Party Doll

1987-01-01Director
The Flirt

The Flirt

1988-01-01Director
The Big Pink

The Big Pink

1989-01-01Director
Panting at the Opera

Panting at the Opera

1988-01-01Director
Sexpot

Sexpot

1987-01-01Director
Hung Jury

Hung Jury

1989-12-01Director
The Girls of the B.L.O.

The Girls of the B.L.O.

1988-01-01Director
Blow by Blow

Blow by Blow

1986-01-01Director
Coming On America

Coming On America

1989-08-08Director
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