Domenico Paolella

Domenico Paolella was an Italian director, screenwriter and journalist. Born in Foggia, Paolella won several contests for amateur directors; in the same years he started working as a journalist for several newspapers and magazines. In 1937 he entered the film industry as assistant of Carmine Gallone for Scipio the African, and the following year made his debut as a director of short films. During the war he was correspondent from the Soviet front.