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
- Belli e brutti ridono tutti ... (Director)
- Three Under the Sheets ... (Director)
- Gardenia ... (Director)
1977
- Stunt Squad ... (Director)
1974
- The Prey ... (Screenplay)
1973
- The Nun and the Devil ... (Director)
- Story of a Cloistered Nun ... (Director)
1970
- La ragazza del prete ... (Director)
1968
- Execution ... (Story)
- Il sole è di tutti ... (Director)
1967
- Danger!! Death Ray ... (Screenplay)
- Hate for Hate ... (Director)
1965
- Operation Atlantis ... (Story)
- Challenge of the Gladiator ... (Director)
- Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus ... (Director)
1964
- Hercules Against the Barbarians ... (Director)
- Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon ... (Director)
- Songs, Bullies and Chicks ... (Director)
1963
- Maskenball bei Scotland Yard ... (Director)
- Hercules Against the Mongols ... (Screenplay)
1962
- The Rebel Gladiators ... (Director)
- Women of Devil's Island ... (Director)
- Samson Against the Sheik ... (Director)
- Avenger of the Seven Seas ... (Director)
1961
- The Secret of the Black Falcon ... (Director)
- Guns of the Black Witch ... (Director)
1960
- Madri pericolose ... (Director)
- I teddy boys della canzone ... (Director)
- Pirates of the Coast ... (Director)
1959
- Destinazione Sanremo ... (Director)
1957
- Non sono più guaglione ... (Director)
1955
- Destinazione Piovarolo ... (Director)
- Il coraggio ... (Director)
- Songs from all over Italy ... (Director)
1954
- Rosso e nero ... (Director)
- Gran varietà ... (Writer)
1953
- Cavalcade of Song ... (Writer)
1952
- Un ladro in paradiso ... (Director)
- Half a Century of Song ... (Director)
1944
- L'Italia s'è desta ... (Director)
1940
- Undersea Fantasy ... (Producer)
- The Thrill of the Skies ... (Story)