7.0
7.0
Samson Against the Sheik
1962
Director
Domenico Paolella
Also known as: Paolo Dominici, Paul Fleming
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Born:October 18, 1915
Died:October 7, 2002(aged 86)
Birthplace:Foggia, Puglia, Italy
Nationality:Italy
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CommunityBiography
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 (45 movies)
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7.0
Berlin '39
1993
Screenplay
6.8
6.8
Destinazione Piovarolo
1955
Director
6.5
6.5
Three Under the Sheets
1979
Director
6.5
6.5
Avenger of the Seven Seas
1962
Director
6.4
6.4
Undersea Fantasy
1940
Producer
6.4
6.4
Il coraggio
1955
Director
6.1
6.1
Gran varietà
1954
Director
6.1
6.1
Stunt Squad
1977
Screenplay
5.9
5.9
Hercules Against the Mongols
1963
Screenplay
5.7
5.7
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
1964
Director
5.5
5.5
Guns of the Black Witch
1961
Director
5.0
5.0
Hate for Hate
1967
Director
5.0
5.0
The Secret of the Black Falcon
1961
Director
5.0
5.0
The Rebel Gladiators
1962
Director
4.8
4.8
Gardenia
1979
Director
4.8
4.8
Story of a Cloistered Nun
1973
Director
4.7
4.7
The Nun and the Devil
1973
Director
4.6
4.6
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
1964
Screenplay
4.6
4.6
Pirates of the Coast
1960
Director
4.5
4.5
Hercules Against the Barbarians
1964
Director
3.8
3.8
Execution
1968
Director
3.7
3.7
Women of Devil's Island
1962
Director
3.7
3.7
Challenge of the Gladiator
1965
Screenplay
3.6
3.6
Belli e brutti ridono tutti
1979
Director
3.0
3.0
Madri pericolose
1960
Director
2.8
2.8
Danger!! Death Ray
1967
Screenplay
2.0
2.0
The Prey
1974
Screenplay
2.0
2.0
Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus
1965
Director
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
2000
as Self
La ragazza del prete
1970
Director
Il sole è di tutti
1968
Writer
Cavalcade of Song
1953
Director
Songs from all over Italy
1955
Director
L'Italia s'è desta
1944
Director
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
1963
Director
Power and Lovers
1994
Writer
Operation Atlantis
1965
Screenplay
I teddy boys della canzone
1960
Director
High Risk
1993
Writer
Un ladro in paradiso
1952
Director
Half a Century of Song
1952
Director
Destinazione Sanremo
1959
Director
Rosso e nero
1954
Director
Non sono più guaglione
1957
Director
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