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Domenico Paolella
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 c…
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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
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2000
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
Movie Self
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1994
Power and Lovers
Movie Writer
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1993
Berlin '39
Movie Story
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1993
High Risk
Movie Writer
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1992
Body Puzzle
Movie Story
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1979
Belli e brutti ridono tutti
Movie Director
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1979
Three Under the Sheets
Movie Director
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1979
Gardenia
Movie Director
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1977
Stunt Squad
Movie Director
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1974
The Prey
Movie Director
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1973
Story of a Cloistered Nun
Movie Director
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1973
The Nun and the Devil
Movie Director
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1970
La ragazza del prete
Movie Director
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1968
Execution
Movie Director
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1968
Il sole è di tutti
Movie Director
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1967
Hate for Hate
Movie Director
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1967
Danger!! Death Ray
Movie Screenplay
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1965
Operation Atlantis
Movie Director
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1965
Challenge of the Gladiator
Movie Director
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1965
Goliath at the Conquest of Damascus
Movie Director
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1964
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
Movie Director
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1964
Songs, Bullies and Chicks
Movie Director
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1964
Hercules Against the Barbarians
Movie Director
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1963
Hercules Against the Mongols
Movie Director
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1963
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
Movie Director
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1962
The Rebel Gladiators
Movie Director
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1962
Women of Devil's Island
Movie Director
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1962
Samson Against the Sheik
Movie Director
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1962
Avenger of the Seven Seas
Movie Director
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1962
Canzoni di ieri, canzoni di oggi, canzoni di domani
Movie Director
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1961
The Secret of the Black Falcon
Movie Director
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1961
Guns of the Black Witch
Movie Director
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1960
Pirates of the Coast
Movie Director
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1960
Madri pericolose
Movie Director
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1960
I teddy boys della canzone
Movie Director
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1959
Destinazione Sanremo
Movie Director
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1957
Non sono più guaglione
Movie Director
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1956
Sanremo canta
Movie Director
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1955
Il coraggio
Movie Director
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1955
Destinazione Piovarolo
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