The Porno King (1976)
Original title: Les Pornocrates
The Porno King is a 1976 French-language documentary movie directed by Jean-François Davy, with a running time of 1h 23m. It stars Benoît Archenoul, Frédérique Barral and Claudine Beccarie.
This is a documentary on the 70's French porn industry. There are generally two kinds of porn documentaries--those that actually take an insightful look behind the scenes, and those that are just an excuse to show a lot of nudity and XXX porn footage. This is actually somewhere in between. It's generously seasoned with porn footage, but there are also a lot of (fully-clothed) interviews, and they even talk to the owners of porn theaters, some typical porn customers (including some pre-adolescent boys who are walking by the the theater--I wonder what their parents thought of that?), as well as a guy who makes promotional billboards for porn movies although he claims never to have seen one!
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What is The Porno King about?
This is a documentary on the 70's French porn industry. There are generally two kinds of porn documentaries--those that actually take an insightful look behind the scenes, and those that are just an excuse to show a lot of nudity and XXX porn footage. This is actually somewhere in between. It's generously seasoned with porn footage, but there are also a lot of (fully-clothed) interviews, and they even talk to the owners of porn theaters, some typical porn customers (including some pre-adolescent boys who are walking by the the theater--I wonder what their parents thought of that?), as well as a guy who makes promotional billboards for porn movies although he claims never to have seen one!
When was The Porno King released?
The Porno King was released on 27 July 1976.
How long is The Porno King?
The Porno King runs 1h 23m.
Who made The Porno King?
The Porno King was directed by Jean-François Davy.