Stanley Long obit

Stanley Long 'King of Sexploitation' dies

 

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British film-maker Stanley Long, known for directing a string of low-budget sex comedies in the 1960s and '70s, has died aged 78.

Dubbed the "King of Sexploitation", Long directed such films as On the Game and Sex and the Other Woman.

He was also behind 1976 film Adventures Of A Taxi Driver - a rival to the hit Confessions films starring Robin Askwith - which spawned two sequels.

Long's family said he died of natural causes in Buckinghamshire.

The film-maker became a millionaire in his late thirties after producing movies that mixed bawdy comedy with female nudity.

His X-rated sex farces starred a number of household names, such as Diana Dors, Liz Fraser and Ian Lavender.

He also gave Shirley Valentine actress Pauline Collins her first big break.

Long began his career as a photographer for Picture Post. After serving in the RAF he began taking nude photos for a men's magazine.

He later turned to making movies with his company Stag Films, producing more than 150 shorts before moving to features.

West End Jungle, a 1964 documentary about Soho's sex industry, caused an outcry and remained banned by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) until 2008. The following year it was screened on BBC Four.

Recently Long worked with his post-production company, Salon, on such films as Batman Begins and V for Vendetta.

Producer

The Other Side of the Screen

TV Mini Series

producer

2007

1 episode

 

Screamtime (1983)

Screamtime

4.9

producer

1983

 

The Best of the Adventures (1981)

The Best of the Adventures

3.7

Video

producer

1981

 

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate (1978)

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

4.2

co-producer (uncredited)

1978

 

Adventures of a Private Eye (1977)

Adventures of a Private Eye

4.3

producer (as Stanley Long)

1977

 

It Could Happen to You (1976)

It Could Happen to You

5.6

producer

1976

 

Judy Geeson and Barry Evans in Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976)

Adventures of a Taxi Driver

4.4

producer (as Stanley Long)

1976

 

Eskimo Nell (1975)

Eskimo Nell

4.4

producer (as Stanley Long)

1975

 

Sex Through the Ages (1974)

Sex Through the Ages

4.2

producer

1974

 

Sex and the Other Woman (1972)

Sex and the Other Woman

4.8

producer (as Stanley Long)

1972

 

Naughty! (1971)

Naughty!

5.1

producer (as Stanley Long)

1971

 

Bread (1971)

Bread

5.0

producer

1971

 

The Navy Is a Ship

Short

producer (as Stanley Long)

1970

 

The Swappers (1970)

The Swappers

4.0

producer

1970

 

I Am a Groupie (1970)

I Am a Groupie

4.7

producer (as Stanley Long)

1970

 

A Promise of Bed (1969)

A Promise of Bed

4.2

producer (as Stanley Long)

1969

 

Pauline Collins in Secrets of a Windmill Girl (1966)

Secrets of a Windmill Girl

5.1

producer

1966

 

Primitive London (1965)

Primitive London

5.5

producer

1965

 

London in the Raw (1964)

London in the Raw

5.2

producer

1964

 

Helicopter - Search and Rescue

Short

producer (uncredited)

1963

 

Take Off Your Clothes and Live (1963)

Take Off Your Clothes and Live

4.4

producer (as Stanley Long)

1963

 

Vivienne Raimon in Nudes of All Nations (1962)

Nudes of All Nations

5.1

producer

1962

 

K.I.L. 1 (1962)

K.I.L. 1

co-producer

1962

 

West End Jungle (1961)

West End Jungle

5.4

producer

1961

 

Nudist Memories

6.1

Short

producer

1961

 

Lifeboat Call

Short

producer

1958

 

Cinematographer

Naughty! (1971)

Naughty!

5.1

Cinematographer (uncredited)

1971

 

Under the Table You Must Go (1970)

Under the Table You Must Go

7.1

Cinematographer

1970

 

The Swappers (1970)

The Swappers

4.0

Cinematographer

1970

 

I Am a Groupie (1970)

I Am a Groupie

4.7

Cinematographer (uncredited)

1970

 

A Promise of Bed (1969)

A Promise of Bed

4.2

photography (as Stanley Long)

1969

 

The Blood Beast Terror (1968)

The Blood Beast Terror

5.2

director of photography

1968

 

The Sorcerers (1967)

The Sorcerers

6.2

director of photography

1967

 

The Tomcat (1967)

The Tomcat

Cinematographer

1967

 

G.G. Passion (1966)

G.G. Passion

6.1

Short

Cinematographer

1966

 

Pauline Collins in Secrets of a Windmill Girl (1966)

Secrets of a Windmill Girl

5.1

photography by

1966

 

Primitive London (1965)

Primitive London

5.5

director of photography

1965

 

London in the Raw (1964)

London in the Raw

5.2

director of photography

1964

 

Helicopter - Search and Rescue

Short

Cinematographer

1963

 

Take Off Your Clothes and Live (1963)

Take Off Your Clothes and Live

4.4

photographed in Searchlightscope & Eastmancolor by

1963

 

Vivienne Raimon in Nudes of All Nations (1962)

Nudes of All Nations

5.1

director of photography

1962

 

K.I.L. 1 (1962)

K.I.L. 1

Cinematographer

1962

 

HMS Brave Swordsman

Short

Cinematographer

1961

 

West End Jungle (1961)

West End Jungle

5.4

Cinematographer

1961

 

Nudist Memories

6.1

Short

Cinematographer (as Stanley Long)

1961

 

River Pilot

Short

Cinematographer

1959

 

Lifeboat Call

Short

Cinematographer

1958

 

Director

The Other Side of the Screen

TV Mini Series

Director

2007

1 episode

 

Screamtime (1983)

Screamtime

4.9

Director (as Al Beresford)

1983

 

The Best of the Adventures (1981)

The Best of the Adventures

3.7

Video

Director (as Stanley Long)

1981

 

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate (1978)

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

4.2

Director (as Stanley Long)

1978

 

Adventures of a Private Eye (1977)

Adventures of a Private Eye

4.3

Director (as Stanley Long)

1977

 

It Could Happen to You (1976)

It Could Happen to You

5.6

Director

1976

 

Judy Geeson and Barry Evans in Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976)

Adventures of a Taxi Driver

4.4

Director (as Stanley Long)

1976

 

Sex Through the Ages (1974)

Sex Through the Ages

4.2

Director (as Stanley Long)

1974

 

Sex and the Other Woman (1972)

Sex and the Other Woman

4.8

Director (as Stanley Long)

1972

 

Naughty! (1971)

Naughty!

5.1

Director (as Stanley Long)

1971

 

Bread (1971)

Bread

5.0

Director

1971

 

Circlorama Cavalcade

Short

Director

1964

 

Lifeboat Call

Short

Director

1958

 

Writer

Stanley Long - The King of Sexploitation

writer

Filming

2026

 

The Other Side of the Screen

TV Mini Series

Writer

2007

 

The Best of the Adventures (1981)

The Best of the Adventures

3.7

Video

writer

1981

 

Adventures of a Private Eye (1977)

Adventures of a Private Eye

4.3

Writer (uncredited)

1977

 

Judy Geeson and Barry Evans in Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976)

Adventures of a Taxi Driver

4.4

idea (as Stanley Long)

1976

 

Eskimo Nell (1975)

Eskimo Nell

4.4

idea

1975

 

Naughty! (1971)

Naughty!

5.1

written by (as Stanley Long)

1971

 

Bread (1971)

Bread

5.0

Writer

1971

 

The Swappers (1970)

The Swappers

4.0

Writer

1970

 

Helicopter - Search and Rescue

Short

Writer (uncredited)

1963

 

Vivienne Raimon in Nudes of All Nations (1962)

Nudes of All Nations

5.1

screenplay

1962

 

West End Jungle (1961)

West End Jungle

5.4

Writer (uncredited)

1961

 

Actor

The Adventures of a Plumber in Outer Space (2009)

The Adventures of a Plumber in Outer Space

3.4

Angry Motorist

2009

 

Camera and Electrical Department

Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)

Repulsion

7.6

camera operator (uncredited)

1965

 

Thanks

Stanley Long - The King of Sexploitation

in memory of

Filming

2026

 

Respectable: The Mary Millington Story (2016)

Respectable: The Mary Millington Story

6.8

in memory of

2016

 

Self

The BEHP Interview with Stanley Long: Part Three

Video

Self

2022

 

The BEHP Interview with Stanley Long: Part Two

Video

Self

2022

 

The BEHP Interview with Stanley Long: Part One

Video

Self

2022

 

Respectable: The Mary Millington Story (2016)

Respectable: The Mary Millington Story

6.8

Self

2016

 

British Film Forever (2007)

British Film Forever

6.7

TV Mini Series

Self

2007

2 episodes

 

Balderdash & Piffle (2006)

Balderdash & Piffle

8.1

TV Series

Self

2007

1 episode

 

X-Rated

7.4

TV Mini Series

Self (as Stanley Long)

2004

2 episodes

 

Archive Footage

Simon Sheridan in Saucy!: Secrets of the British Sex Comedy (2024)

Saucy!: Secrets of the British Sex Comedy

7.4

TV Series

Self - Producer, Eskimo NellSelf - The King of Sexploitation (archive footage, archive footage, as Stanley Long)

2024

2 episodes