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Joseph W. Sarno

Joseph W. Sarno

Directing Born Mar 15, 1921 -- Died Apr 26, 2010 · 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...

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23 titles
The Sex Cycle
6.0
The Sex Cycle
The Sex Cycle
1967 NR
The Cocoa Poodle bar is the central meeting place for the denizens of a bohemian suburban area. Jane...
SS Operation Wolf Cub
4.0
SS Operation Wolf Cub
SS Operation Wolf Cub
1983 NR
A relentless mercenary dives into the heart of a Neo-Nazi faction in Sweden, risking everything to e...
Deep Inside
5.0
Deep Inside
Deep Inside
1967 NR
Previously lost sexploitation melodrama following Millicent Redmond, a woman who hosts annual raucou...
Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures
4.0
Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures
Warm Nights and Hot Pleasures
1964 NR
Three College friends go off to New York to become Broadway stars and they endure an endless parade...
Sin in the Suburbs
6.0
Sin in the Suburbs
Sin in the Suburbs
1964 NR
After discovering that her mother is involved in an adulterous affair, a pretty high school student...
Laura's Toys
5.0
Laura's Toys
Laura's Toys
1975 X
Archaeologist Walter and his wife Laura are working at a dig on a small island off the coast of Swed...
Pandora and the Magic Box
4.0
Pandora and the Magic Box
Pandora and the Magic Box
1965 NR
When King Minos discovers Theseus is on a mission to locate the rightful ruler of Greece, he sends h...
The Wall of Flesh
0.0
The Wall of Flesh
The Wall of Flesh
1968 NR
Vera, a working woman, punishes her husband Art, a struggling writer who lives on her income, by den...
The Love Merchant
6.0
The Love Merchant
The Love Merchant
1966 NR
Biker Click procures lovely willing young women for decadent millionaire playboy Kendall Harvey III....
Odd Triangle
0.0
Odd Triangle
Odd Triangle
1968 X
Allison Harvey is a bored housewife looking for kicks in this steamy and sophisticated film from sex...
My Body Hungers
5.0
My Body Hungers
My Body Hungers
1967 R
Marcia, a sexy bucolic orphan, hitch-hikes to the city to meet up with her sister, who has promised...
The Layout
0.0
The Layout
The Layout
1969 NR
A woman with a knack for decorating homes has her emotional feng shui thrown into disarray in this s...
Flesh and Lace
6.0
Flesh and Lace
Flesh and Lace
1965 NR
Two trashy gals, Bev and Joan (Heather Hall and Judy Young), battle for the love of a sleazy gambler...
Anything for Money
6.0
Anything for Money
Anything for Money
1967 NR
Scheming Judy and her affable husband Jim move back East and shack up temporarily with her staid aun...
The Devil's Plaything
5.0
The Devil's Plaything
The Devil's Plaything
1973 X
In a central European castle, two young girls are summoned to learn about a will making them heirs t...
Desire Under The Palms
5.0
Desire Under The Palms
Desire Under The Palms
1968 NR
As a sideline, a bored suburban wife writes articles for women's magazines. When a friend shows...
Siv, Anne & Sven
0.0
Siv, Anne & Sven
Siv, Anne & Sven
1971 X
Joe Sarno’s signature themes are all present: sex, guilt and lesbianism. In dreamlike pastels,...
The Swap and How They Make It
6.0
The Swap and How They Make It
The Swap and How They Make It
1966 NR
Three suburban housewives, bored to death (Patricia McNair, Stella Britton, and Pat Davis) drift int...
Marcy
5.0
Marcy
Marcy
1969 X
Innocent farm girl Marcy finds herself torn between small town life and the debauchery of the big ci...
Bibi
5.0
Bibi
Bibi
1974 NR
Free spirited Bibi arrives at her aunt\'s boarding house in Munich and quickly falls into the local...
All the Sins of Sodom
6.0
All the Sins of Sodom
All the Sins of Sodom
1968 NR
Henning is a fashion photographer driven by visions of artistic glory. He is encouraged by a literar...
Red Roses of Passion
6.0
Red Roses of Passion
Red Roses of Passion
1966 NR
A man-hungry suburban woman feels frustrated since she lives in the home of her prudish aunt and cou...
Sin You Sinners
0.0
Sin You Sinners
Sin You Sinners
1963 NR
A middle-aged striptease dancer exerts a powerful influence over those near her. She assigns her ext...

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Deep Throat Part II
3.8
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Deep Throat Part II
Screenplay
1974
Confessions of a Young American Housewife
5.8
movie
Confessions of a Young American Housewife
Editor
1974
Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town
5.6
movie
Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town
Director
1975
The Devil's Plaything
4.4
movie
The Devil's Plaything
Writer
1973
Butterfly
5.6
movie
Butterfly
Director
1975
Inga
4.2
movie
Inga
Writer
1968
All the Sins of Sodom
5.4
movie
All the Sins of Sodom
Writer
1968
The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies
5.9
movie
The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies
as Self
2013
Laura's Toys
4.9
movie
Laura's Toys
Director
1975
Bibi
4.8
movie
Bibi
Director
1974
A Touch of Genie
6.1
movie
A Touch of Genie
Writer
1974
The Seduction of Inga
3.9
movie
The Seduction of Inga
Director
1968