The Young Marrieds (film)

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The Young Marrieds (1972) is a pornographic film written and directed by Ed Wood. Reportedly, this was made after Necromania , and is thought to be Wood's last film (as director) before his death.

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Previously thought lost, a 16 mm print was discovered by Dimitrios Otis, a researcher of historic adult films [1] in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2004. The film was released on DVD by Alpha Blue Archives on August 1, 2014 and by After Hours Cinema on November 18, 2014. [2]

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References

  1. "Dimitrios Otis - Academia.edu". independent.academia.edu.
  2. Young Marrieds, The (Five film collection), Jimmy the Gent, July 19, 2014 Archived 27 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine

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