Domenico Paolella
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.
Crew
Challenge of the Gladiator
Director, Screenplay
Avenger of the Seven Seas
Director
Il coraggio
Director
Gran varietà
Writer, Director
Hercules Against the Mongols
Screenplay, Director
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
Director, Screenplay, Story
Destinazione Piovarolo
Director
Women of Devil's Island
Director, Writer
The Nun and the Devil
Director, Writer
Story of a Cloistered Nun
Director, Writer
Stunt Squad
Director, Screenplay
Hercules Against the Barbarians
Director, Story, Screenplay
Execution
Story, Director, Screenplay
I teddy boys della canzone
Director
Gardenia
Director
Pirates of the Coast
Director
The Secret of the Black Falcon
Director
Belli e brutti ridono tutti
Director
Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus
Director, Screenplay
Samson Against the Sheik
Director
The Prey
Screenplay, Director
Madri pericolose
Director, Screenplay
Un ladro in paradiso
Director
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
Director
Berlin '39
Story, Screenplay
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
Director
The Thrill of the Skies
Story
Hate for Hate
Director, Writer
Danger!! Death Ray
Screenplay
Power and Lovers
Writer, Story
Guns of the Black Witch
Director
Body Puzzle
Story
The Rebel Gladiators
Director, Writer
Three Under the Sheets
Director
Half a Century of Song
Director
Destinazione Sanremo
Director
Rosso e nero
Director
Operation Atlantis
Story, Screenplay, Director
Non sono più guaglione
Director
La ragazza del prete
Director
Il sole è di tutti
Director, Story, Writer
Cavalcade of Song
Writer, Director
Songs from all over Italy
Director
L'Italia s'è desta
Director
High Risk
Writer
Undersea Fantasy
Producer