Domenico Paolella
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.
As actor 1
On the crew 49
The Nun and the Devil
1973
Avenger of the Seven Seas
1962
Story of a Cloistered Nun
1973
Body Puzzle
1992
Pirates of the Coast
1960
Hercules Against the Mongols
1963
Hercules Against the Barbarians
1964
Canzoni di ieri, canzoni di oggi, canzoni di domani
1962
Stunt Squad
1977
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
1964
The Rebel Gladiators
1962
Three Under the Sheets
1979
Gardenia
1979
Women of Devil's Island
1962
Il coraggio
1955
Madri pericolose
1960
Guns of the Black Witch
1961
The Secret of the Black Falcon
1961
Destinazione Sanremo
1959
Challenge of the Gladiator
1965
Operation Atlantis
1965
Samson Against the Sheik
1962
Belli e brutti ridono tutti
1979
Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus
1965
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
1963
Half a Century of Song
1952
Non sono più guaglione
1957
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
1964
Hate for Hate
1967
Rosso e nero
1954
Un ladro in paradiso
1952
I teddy boys della canzone
1960
La ragazza del prete
1970
Cavalcade of Song
1953
Il sole è di tutti
1968
Gran varietà
1954
Undersea Fantasy
1940
Sanremo canta
1956
The Thrill of the Skies
1940
Execution
1968
Destinazione Piovarolo
1955
Power and Lovers
1994
Berlin '39
1993
Danger!! Death Ray
1967
Songs from all over Italy
1955
High Risk
1993
The Prey
1974
L'Italia s'è desta
1944
Sicilian Sulfur