Domenico Paolella
Known for: Directing
Born: October 18, 1915
Died: October 7, 2002
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
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9.0
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
2000
8.0
Power and Lovers
1994
7.7
Berlin '39
1993
7.0
High Risk
1993
5.3
Body Puzzle
1992
4.0
Belli e brutti ridono tutti
1979
7.5
Three Under the Sheets
1979
6.1
Gardenia
1979
6.2
Stunt Squad
1977
5.8
The Prey
1974
5.3
Story of a Cloistered Nun
1973
5.4
The Nun and the Devil
1973
8.0
La ragazza del prete
1970
4.2
Execution
1968NR
Il sole è di tutti
1968
6.0
Hate for Hate
1967
3.1
Danger!! Death Ray
1967
9.0
Operation Atlantis
1965
5.0
Challenge of the Gladiator
1965
4.5
Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus
1965
4.6
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
1964
6.5
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
1964
5.0
Hercules Against the Barbarians
1964
6.2
Hercules Against the Mongols
1963
10.0
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
1963
7.5
The Rebel Gladiators
1962
4.3
Women of Devil's Island
1962
7.0
Samson Against the Sheik
1962
6.6
Avenger of the Seven Seas
1962
NR
Canzoni di ieri, canzoni di oggi, canzoni di domani
1962
6.3
The Secret of the Black Falcon
1961
7.0
Guns of the Black Witch
1961
5.7
Pirates of the Coast
1960
6.0
Madri pericolose
1960
10.0
I teddy boys della canzone
1960
8.0
Destinazione Sanremo
1959
8.0
Non sono più guaglione
1957
9.0
Sanremo canta
1956
6.6
Il coraggio
1955
6.9
Destinazione Piovarolo
1955
10.0
Songs from all over Italy
1955
9.0
Rosso e nero
1954
6.7
Gran varietà
1954
9.0
Cavalcade of Song
1953
8.0
Un ladro in paradiso
1952
10.0
Half a Century of Song
1952NR
L'Italia s'è desta
1944
6.4
Undersea Fantasy
1940
10.0
The Thrill of the Skies
1940NR
Sicilian Sulfur
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