Domenico Paolella
Born: 1915-10-18 in Foggia, Puglia, Italy
Died: 2002-10-07
Known For: Directing
Biography
Domenico Paolella was an Italian film director and screenwriter whose career encompassed a wide range of genres from the 1940s to the 1970s. Born in Foggia, Apulia, he began his career directing documentaries and short films before transitioning to feature films. Paolella directed over 50 films, including historical epics like Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon (1964), adventure films such as The Two Gladiators (1964), and Spaghetti Westerns like Execution (1968). He was also known for his work in the nunsploitation genre with films like The Nuns of Saint Archangel (1973). Paolella's films are noted for their dynamic storytelling and engagement with popular cinematic trends of his time.
Filmography
2000
1994
- Power and Lovers ... (Writer)
1993
- Berlin '39 ... (Story)
- High Risk ... (Writer)
1992
- Body Puzzle ... (Story)
1979
- Gardenia ... (Director)
- Belli e brutti ridono tutti ... (Director)
- Three Under the Sheets ... (Director)
1977
- Stunt Squad ... (Director)
1974
- The Prey ... (Director)
1973
- The Nun and the Devil ... (Director)
- Story of a Cloistered Nun ... (Director)
1970
- La ragazza del prete ... (Director)
1968
- Execution ... (Director)
- Il sole è di tutti ... (Director)
1967
- Danger!! Death Ray ... (Screenplay)
- Hate for Hate ... (Director)
1965
- Challenge of the Gladiator ... (Director)
- Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus ... (Director)
- Operation Atlantis ... (Director)
1964
- Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon ... (Director)
- Hercules Against the Barbarians ... (Director)
- Songs, Bullies and Chicks ... (Director)
1963
- Hercules Against the Mongols ... (Director)
- Maskenball bei Scotland Yard ... (Director)
1962
- Avenger of the Seven Seas ... (Director)
- Women of Devil's Island ... (Director)
- The Rebel Gladiators ... (Director)
- Samson Against the Sheik ... (Director)
1961
- Guns of the Black Witch ... (Director)
- The Secret of the Black Falcon ... (Director)
1960
- Pirates of the Coast ... (Director)
- Madri pericolose ... (Director)
- I teddy boys della canzone ... (Director)
1959
- Destinazione Sanremo ... (Director)
1957
- Non sono più guaglione ... (Director)
1956
- Sanremo canta ... (Director)
1955
- Il coraggio ... (Director)
- Destinazione Piovarolo ... (Director)
- Songs from all over Italy ... (Director)
1954
- Rosso e nero ... (Director)
- Gran varietà ... (Director)
1953
- Cavalcade of Song ... (Director)
1952
- Half a Century of Song ... (Director)
- Un ladro in paradiso ... (Director)
1944
- L'Italia s'è desta ... (Director)
1940
- Undersea Fantasy ... (Producer)
- The Thrill of the Skies ... (Story)