Director
Domenico Paolella
111 years · Foggia, Puglia, Italy · 45 films
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 for
Filmography 45
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
2000 · Self
Power and Lovers
1994 · Writer
Berlin '39
1993 · Screenplay
High Risk
1993 · Writer
On Tubi TV
Belli e brutti ridono tutti
1979 · Director
Three Under the Sheets
1979 · Director
Gardenia
1979 · Director
On Plex
Stunt Squad
1977 · Director, Screenplay
On Kanopy
The Prey
1974 · Director, Screenplay
Story of a Cloistered Nun
1973 · Director, Writer
On ARROW
The Nun and the Devil
1973 · Director, Writer
On Plex
La ragazza del prete
1970 · Director
Execution
1968 · Director, Screenplay
Hate for Hate
1967 · Director, Writer
Danger!! Death Ray
1967 · Screenplay
On Tubi TV
Operation Atlantis
1965 · Director, Screenplay
On Philo
Challenge of the Gladiator
1965 · Director, Screenplay
On Tubi TV
Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus
1965 · Director, Screenplay
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
1964 · Screenplay, Director
On Plex
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
1964 · Director
Hercules Against the Barbarians
1964 · Director, Screenplay
On Mometu
Hercules Against the Mongols
1963 · Director, Screenplay
On Fawesome
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
1963 · Director
The Rebel Gladiators
1962 · Director, Writer