

Domenico Paolella
Director · Actor · WriterDomenico 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
DIRECTOR41

Gardenia
1979
Director

Belli e brutti ridono tutti
1979
Director

Three Under the Sheets
1979
Director

Stunt Squad
1977
Director

The Prey
1974
Director

The Nun and the Devil
1973
Director

Story of a Cloistered Nun
1973
Director

La ragazza del prete
1970
Director

Execution
1968
Director
- Il sole è di tutti
Il sole è di tutti
1968
Director

Hate for Hate
1967
Director

Challenge of the Gladiator
1965
Director

Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus
1965
Director

Operation Atlantis
1965
Director

Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
1964
Director

Hercules Against the Barbarians
1964
Director

Songs, Bullies and Chicks
1964
Director

Hercules Against the Mongols
1963
Director

Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
1963
Director

Avenger of the Seven Seas
1962
Director

Women of Devil's Island
1962
Director

Samson Against the Sheik
1962
Director

The Rebel Gladiators
1962
Director

The Secret of the Black Falcon
1961
Director

Guns of the Black Witch
1961
Director

I teddy boys della canzone
1960
Director

Pirates of the Coast
1960
Director

Madri pericolose
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

Gran varietà
1954
Director

Rosso e nero
1954
Director

Cavalcade of Song
1953
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
- Sicilian Sulfur
Sicilian Sulfur
Director
WRITER24

Power and Lovers
1994
Writer, Story

Berlin '39
1993
Story, Screenplay
- High Risk
High Risk
1993
Writer

Body Puzzle
1992
Story

Stunt Squad
1977
Screenplay

The Prey
1974
Screenplay

The Nun and the Devil
1973
Writer

Story of a Cloistered Nun
1973
Writer

Execution
1968
Story, Screenplay
- Il sole è di tutti
Il sole è di tutti
1968
Story, Writer

Hate for Hate
1967
Writer

Danger!! Death Ray
1967
Screenplay

Challenge of the Gladiator
1965
Screenplay

Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus
1965
Screenplay

Operation Atlantis
1965
Screenplay, Story

Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
1964
Screenplay, Story

Hercules Against the Barbarians
1964
Story, Screenplay

Hercules Against the Mongols
1963
Screenplay

Women of Devil's Island
1962
Writer

The Rebel Gladiators
1962
Writer

Madri pericolose
1960
Screenplay

Gran varietà
1954
Writer

Cavalcade of Song
1953
Writer

The Thrill of the Skies
1940
Story







