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
- Three Under the Sheets ... (Director)
- Gardenia ... (Director)
- Belli e brutti ridono tutti ... (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
- Hate for Hate ... (Director)
- Danger!! Death Ray ... (Screenplay)
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)
- The Rebel Gladiators ... (Director)
- Women of Devil's Island ... (Director)
- Samson Against the Sheik ... (Director)
1961
- The Secret of the Black Falcon ... (Director)
- Guns of the Black Witch ... (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
- Destinazione Piovarolo ... (Director)
- Il coraggio ... (Director)
- Songs from all over Italy ... (Director)
1954
- Rosso e nero ... (Director)
- Gran varietà ... (Director)
1953
- Cavalcade of Song ... (Director)
1952
- Un ladro in paradiso ... (Director)
- Half a Century of Song ... (Director)
1944
- L'Italia s'è desta ... (Director)
1940
- The Thrill of the Skies ... (Story)
- Undersea Fantasy ... (Producer)