Prolific British exploitation filmmaker Stanley Long has died, aged 78. Long died of natural causes on Monday in Buckinghamshire.
Dubbed the King of Sexploitation , Long produced and/or directed a series of successful X certificate movies between 1958 and 1983. His director’s credits featured:
- Naughty!
- Bread
- Sex and the Other Woman
- Sex Through the Ages
- Adventures of a Taxi Driver
- Adventures of a Private Eye
- It Could Happen to You
- Adventures of a Plumber’s Mate
Long was also hired by other filmmakers to work on their features, such as Roman Polanksi who approached Long to complete camera-work on his movie Repulsion . Recently, Long worked with his company Salon and made it one of the most popular post-production facilities in Europe, working on blockbusters such as V for Vendetta and Batman Begins .
