Domenico Paolella

Known for: Directing
Born: October 18, 1915, Foggia, Puglia, Italy
Died: October 7, 2002
Movies: 47

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.9

Destinazione Piovarolo

1955

6.6

Il coraggio

1955

4.6

Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon

1964

5.3

Story of a Cloistered Nun

1973

3.0

Danger!! Death Ray

1967

5.4

The Nun and the Devil

1973

6.2

Stunt Squad

1977

6.6

Avenger of the Seven Seas

1962

4.3

Women of Devil's Island

1962

5.7

Pirates of the Coast

1960

Filmography

2000

Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co

Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

1994	Power and Lovers	Writer
1993	Berlin '39	Screenplay
1993	High Risk	Writer
1979	Belli e brutti ridono tutti	Director
1979	Three Under the Sheets	Director
1979	Gardenia	Director
1977	Stunt Squad	Director, Screenplay
1974	The Prey	Screenplay, Director
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, Screenplay
1968	Il sole è di tutti	Director, Writer
1967	Hate for Hate	Director, Writer
1967	Danger!! Death Ray	Screenplay
1965	Operation Atlantis	Screenplay, Director
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
1964	Songs, Bullies and Chicks	Director
1964	Hercules Against the Barbarians	Director, Screenplay
1963	Hercules Against the Mongols	Screenplay, Director
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	Canzoni di ieri, canzoni di oggi, canzoni di domani	Director
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	Writer, Director
1953	Cavalcade of Song	Writer, Director
1952	Un ladro in paradiso	Director
1952	Half a Century of Song	Director
1944	L'Italia s'è desta	Director
1940	Undersea Fantasy	Producer

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