Domenico Paolella

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Domenico Paolella

Born October 18, 1915 · Foggia, Puglia, Italy

Died October 7, 2002 · aged 86

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…

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Story of a Cloistered NunStory of a Cloistered Nun · 1973
Story of a Cloistered Nun
★ 5.31973
MovieDrama
Refusing an arranged marriage, young aristocrat Carmela is sent to a convent. Her arrival intensifies the power struggle between the debauched nun Elizabeth and the stern Mother Superior, as both are smitten by Carmela's beauty.
Hercules Against the MongolsHercules Against the Mongols · 1963
Hercules Against the Mongols
★ 6.21963
MovieAdventureDrama
Though Genghis Khan eventually sought peace with the West, his death in 1227 AD puts into power his three war-like sons: Sayan, Susdal, and Kin Khan. These sons quickly overrun the city of Tuleda and take prisoner Princess Bianca, though young Prince Alessio escapes. Hercules comes to the rescue of Bianca, winning her freedom in a tournament in exchange for becoming a slave himself. Forces from the West soon come to re-take Tuleda and Hercules -- freed from his bonds -- helps to dispatch Genghis Khan's three sons while again saving Bianca and reuniting her with her young brother.
The Nun and the DevilThe Nun and the Devil · 1973
The Nun and the Devil
★ 5.41973
MovieDramaHorror
It's 1577. The Mother Superior at the convent of Archangel is seriously ill. The determined and calculating Mother Giulia plots to become the next Mother Superior. She receives tough competition from tormented lesbian Sister Chiara and the lusty Sister Carmela.
Avenger of the Seven SeasAvenger of the Seven Seas · 1962
Avenger of the Seven Seas
★ 6.61962
MovieAdventureCrime
It's 1790 and British Naval Commander Redway is driven by greed for money and will stop at nothing to get it. His second in command, David Robinson, questions his allegiance when Redway kills his father and takes his brother prisoner. In order to save his brother and avenge his father's death David must join forces with a band of pirates, led by Captain Bernard, hunt down and kill Redway.
Destinazione SanremoDestinazione Sanremo · 1959
Destinazione Sanremo
★ 8.01959
MovieComedyMusic
Pirates of the CoastPirates of the Coast · 1960
Pirates of the Coast
★ 5.71960
MovieAdventure
Luis de Monterey is a ship captain who is pitted against a crafty pirates.
Hercules and the Tyrants of BabylonHercules and the Tyrants of Babylon · 1964
Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon
★ 4.61964
MovieFantasyAdventure
Hercules goes to Babylon to rescue the Queen of the Hellenes and free the people of Babylon from slavery.
Stunt SquadStunt Squad · 1977
Stunt Squad
★ 6.21977
MovieActionCrime
Fed up with the murderous shenanigans of Valli’s protection racket, police chief Grifi assembles an ace team of stunt trained police officers to tackle the mob!

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Belli e brutti ridono tuttiBelli e brutti ridono tutti · 1979
Belli e brutti ridono tutti
★ 4.01979
MovieComedy
"L'amore e' cieco "Discovered by the usher Capocchia in intimacy with an employee, Ernesto Rossi is fired by Mr. Bani. Pretending to be blind, Rossi retaliates by seducing Mrs. Bani in the sleeping car; but in the morning, he surprised to have been robbed of the 9 million from the liquidation. "Pane sicuro" The industrialist Santucci, attracted by the graces of the servant Margherita, takes her to his villa where, blackmailed by her and her husband Carlo, he will have to promise a job to them and to the Margherita's brother. "Un bisogno urgente" Franco Pennacchi, because of his wife who forced him to gulp down a yogurt, is in urgent need to satisfy needs that put him in serious embarrassment at the airport. in the house of the lover and in the inside of the immobilized elevator of his own house. "L'erede" Having died Adolfo III of the Bisi counts, the notary Guidi communicates the will of the deceased to the widow Countess Ada and the parish priest Don Enzo.

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