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