Domenico Paolella
49 movies
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Oct 18, 1915
- Died
- Oct 7, 2002 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Foggia, Puglia, Italy
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 6.9 Destinazione Piovarolo
1955 · Film
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★ 6.6 Il coraggio
1955 · Film
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★ 4.6 Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
1964 · Film
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★ 5.3 Story of a Cloistered Nun
1973 · Film
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★ 5.4 The Nun and the Devil
1973 · Film
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★ 6.2 Stunt Squad
1977 · Film
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★ 6.6 Avenger of the Seven Seas
1962 · Film
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★ 4.3 Women of Devil's Island
1962 · Film
Domenico Paolella: movies and TV shows
Behind the camera (49)
- Upcoming Sicilian Sulfur
Director
- 1994 Power and Lovers
Writer, Story
- 1993 Berlin '39
Story, Screenplay
- 1993 High Risk
Writer
- 1992 Body Puzzle
Story
- 1979 Belli e brutti ridono tutti
Director
- 1979 Three Under the Sheets
Director
- 1979 Gardenia
Director
- 1977 Stunt Squad
Director, Screenplay
- 1974 The Prey
Director, Screenplay
- 1973 Story of a Cloistered Nun
Director, Writer
- 1973 The Nun and the Devil
Director, Writer
- 1970 La ragazza del prete
Director
- 1968 Execution
Director, Story, Screenplay
- 1968 Il sole è di tutti
Director, Story, Writer
- 1967 Hate for Hate
Director, Writer
- 1967 Danger!! Death Ray
Screenplay
- 1965 Operation Atlantis
Director, Screenplay, Story
- 1965 Challenge of the Gladiator
Director, Screenplay
- 1965 Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus
Director, Screenplay
- 1964 Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
Director, Screenplay, Story
- 1964 Songs, Bullies and Chicks
Director
- 1964 Hercules Against the Barbarians
Director, Story, Screenplay
- 1963 Hercules Against the Mongols
Director, Screenplay
- 1963 Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
Director
- 1962 The Rebel Gladiators
Director, Writer
- 1962 Women of Devil's Island
Director, Writer
- 1962 Samson Against the Sheik
Director
- 1962 Avenger of the Seven Seas
Director
- 1962
- 1961 The Secret of the Black Falcon
Director
- 1961 Guns of the Black Witch
Director
- 1960 Pirates of the Coast
Director
- 1960 Madri pericolose
Director, Screenplay
- 1960 I teddy boys della canzone
Director
- 1959 Destinazione Sanremo
Director
- 1957 Non sono più guaglione
Director
- 1956 Sanremo canta
Director
- 1955 Il coraggio
Director
- 1955 Destinazione Piovarolo
Director
- 1955 Songs from all over Italy
Director
- 1954 Rosso e nero
Director
- 1954 Gran varietà
Director, Writer
- 1953 Cavalcade of Song
Director, Writer
- 1952 Un ladro in paradiso
Director
- 1952 Half a Century of Song
Director
- 1944 L'Italia s'è desta
Director
- 1940 Undersea Fantasy
Producer
- 1940 The Thrill of the Skies
Story
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2000