Domenico Paolella

Biography

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.

Directed

1. Destinazione Piovarolo (1955) — Director
2. Il coraggio (1955) — Director
3. Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon (1964) — Director
4. Story of a Cloistered Nun (1973) — Director
5. The Nun and the Devil (1973) — Director
6. Stunt Squad (1977) — Director
7. Avenger of the Seven Seas (1962) — Director
8. Women of Devil's Island (1962) — Director
9. Pirates of the Coast (1960) — Director
10. Hercules Against the Mongols (1963) — Director
11. Hercules Against the Barbarians (1964) — Director
12. Belli e brutti ridono tutti (1979) — Director
13. Execution (1968) — Director
14. Gran varietà (1954) — Director
15. Challenge of the Gladiator (1965) — Director
16. Gardenia (1979) — Director
17. Samson Against the Sheik (1962) — Director
18. The Prey (1974) — Director
19. Songs, Bullies and Chicks (1964) — Director
20. The Secret of the Black Falcon (1961) — Director
21. Guns of the Black Witch (1961) — Director
22. Three Under the Sheets (1979) — Director
23. Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus (1965) — Director
24. Madri pericolose (1960) — Director
25. Hate for Hate (1967) — Director
26. The Rebel Gladiators (1962) — Director
27. I teddy boys della canzone (1960) — Director
28. Un ladro in paradiso (1952) — Director
29. Maskenball bei Scotland Yard (1963) — Director
30. Half a Century of Song (1952) — Director
31. Destinazione Sanremo (1959) — Director
32. Rosso e nero (1954) — Director
33. Operation Atlantis (1965) — Director
34. Non sono più guaglione (1957) — Director
35. La ragazza del prete (1970) — Director
36. Cavalcade of Song (1953) — Director
37. Songs from all over Italy (1955) — Director
38. Sanremo canta (1956) — Director
39. Il sole è di tutti (1968) — Director
40. L'Italia s'è desta (1944) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co (2000) — Self