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- Released in 1972Time: Porn's Pied Piper: Deep Throat Director Dies (October 27, 2008)
- Directed by Gerard Damiano
- The film was financed by Louis "Butchie" Peraino, the son of a made man in New York City's Columbo mob family
- The movie has made $600 millionTime: Porn's Pied Piper: Deep Throat Director Dies (October 27, 2008)
- Due to its graphic nature, the movie received criticism and faced repeated legal challenges
- The controversy ultimately contributed to the financial success of the film
- The film's star, Harry Reems, was subsequently convicted of obscenityBBC: Deep Throat director Damiano dies (October 28, 2008)
- The movie also starred Linda Lovelace
- During the Watergate scandal, two Washington Post reporters called their source "Deep Throat"
- The source was FBI offical W. Mark FeltBBC: Deep Throat director Damiano dies (October 28, 2008)
- In 2005, a documentary about the film entitled Inside Deep Throat was releasedTime: Porn's Pied Piper: Deep Throat Director Dies (October 27, 2008)
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Deep Throat is the infamous 1970s pornographic movie that became a mainstream box office success. The film is credited with launching the modern adult entertainment industry. Deep Throat was shot in 1972 in six days for just $25,000.Time: Porn's Pied Piper: Deep Throat Director Dies (October 27, 2008)


