Domenico Paolella
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 18, 1915
- Died
- October 7, 2002
- Birthplace
- Foggia, Puglia, Italy
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.
Filmography
- Sicilian Sulfur
Sicilian Sulfur TBA
Director
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co 2000
as Self
Power and Lovers 1994
Writer, Story
Berlin '39 1993
Story, Screenplay
High Risk 1993
Writer
Body Puzzle 1992
Story
Belli e brutti ridono tutti 1979
Director
Three Under the Sheets 1979
Director
Gardenia 1979
Director
Stunt Squad 1977
Director, Screenplay
The Prey 1974
Screenplay, Director
Story of a Cloistered Nun 1973
Director, Writer
The Nun and the Devil 1973
Director, Writer
La ragazza del prete 1970
Director
Execution 1968
Story, Director, Screenplay
- Il sole è di tutti
Il sole è di tutti 1968
Director, Story, Writer
Hate for Hate 1967
Director, Writer
Danger!! Death Ray 1967
Screenplay
Operation Atlantis 1965
Story, Screenplay, Director
Challenge of the Gladiator 1965
Director, Screenplay
Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus 1965
Director, Screenplay
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon 1964
Director, Screenplay, Story
Songs, Bullies and Chicks 1964
Director
Hercules Against the Barbarians 1964
Director, Story, Screenplay
Hercules Against the Mongols 1963
Screenplay, Director
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard 1963
Director
The Rebel Gladiators 1962
Director, Writer
Women of Devil's Island 1962
Director, Writer
Samson Against the Sheik 1962
Director
Avenger of the Seven Seas 1962
Director
Canzoni di ieri, canzoni di oggi, canzoni di domani 1962
Director
The Secret of the Black Falcon 1961
Director
Guns of the Black Witch 1961
Director
Pirates of the Coast 1960
Director
Madri pericolose 1960
Director, Screenplay
I teddy boys della canzone 1960
Director
Destinazione Sanremo 1959
Director
Non sono più guaglione 1957
Director
Sanremo canta 1956
Director
Il coraggio 1955
Director
Destinazione Piovarolo 1955
Director
Songs from all over Italy 1955
Director
Rosso e nero 1954
Director
Gran varietà 1954
Writer, Director
Cavalcade of Song 1953
Writer, Director
Un ladro in paradiso 1952
Director
Half a Century of Song 1952
Director
- L'Italia s'è desta
L'Italia s'è desta 1944
Director
Undersea Fantasy 1940
Producer
The Thrill of the Skies 1940
Story
Credits from TMDB.