Steno
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 19, 1917
- Died
- March 13, 1988
- Birthplace
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
Steno, the artistic name of Stefano Vanzina (19 January 1917 – 13 March 1988), was an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Two of his films, Un giorno in pretura (1954) and Febbre da cavallo (1976), were shown in a retrospective section on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Filmography

Metropolitan Animals 1988
Director, Writer

Italian Fast Food 1986
Story

Sue Me 1985
Writer, Director

Magic Touch 1983
Director, Screenplay

Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style 1983
Director

God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up 1982
Director

An Ideal Adventure 1982
Director, Screenplay

Banana Joe 1982
Screenplay, Director

The Tango of Jealousy 1981
Director, Writer

Quando la coppia scoppia 1981
Director

Prickly Pears 1980
Director, Screenplay

Flatfoot in Egypt 1980
Director, Screenplay

Speed Cross 1980
Story, Screenplay

Hot Potato 1979
Director, Screenplay

Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot 1979
Director, Story, Screenplay

My Loves 1978
Director

Flatfoot in Africa 1978
Director

Double Murder 1977
Director, Screenplay

Three Tigers Against Three Tigers 1977
Director

Horse Fever 1976
Director, Screenplay

Italy is Rotten 1976
Director, Screenplay, Story

The Boss and the Worker 1975
Director

Flatfoot in Hong Kong 1975
Director, Screenplay

Policewoman 1974
Director

The Knock Out Cop 1973
Director

My Brother Anastasia 1973
Director

The Terror with Cross-Eyes 1972
Director, Screenplay

The Migratory Bird 1972
Director

Execution Squad 1972
Screenplay, Story, Director

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! 1971
Story

No One Will Notice You're Naked 1971
Director, Writer

Mafia Things 1971
Director, Screenplay, Story

Basta guardarla 1970
Screenplay

Transplant 1970
Screenplay, Director

Germania 7 donne a testa 1970
Story, Writer

The Archangel 1969
Screenplay

Caprice Italian Style 1968
Director, Writer

How to Kill 400 Duponts 1968
Director

Rita the Field Marshal 1967
Director

Pleasant Nights 1966
Story, Screenplay

The Invincible 1966
Director, Writer

Almost Perfect Crime 1966
Screenplay

Love Italian Style 1966
Director, Writer

Wrong Beds 1965
Director

The Dolls 1965
Story

Beautiful Families 1964
Screenplay

A Monster and a Half 1964
Director, Screenplay, Story

Twins from Texas 1964
Director

Laughs Italian Style 1964
Director

Heroes of the West 1963
Director, Story, Screenplay

Totò vs the Four 1963
Director

Two Colonels 1963
Director

Copacabana Palace 1962
Director

Totò diabolicus 1962
Director

Musketeers of the Sea 1962
Director, Story

The Girl of a Thousand Months 1961
Director, Writer

Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life 1961
Story

Psycosissimo 1961
Director, Story, Screenplay

We Like It Cold 1960
Director, Writer

Letto a tre piazze 1960
Screenplay, Director

A Soldier and a Half 1960
Screenplay, Director

Uncle Was a Vampire 1959
Director, Story, Screenplay

The Overtaxed 1959
Story, Screenplay, Director

Toto in Madrid 1959
Director

Totò in the Moon 1958
Director, Story, Screenplay

My Police Granny 1958
Director

Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche 1958
Story, Screenplay

Maid, Thief and Guard 1958
Director, Screenplay

Female Three Times 1957
Actor, Director

Susanna tutta panna 1957
Director

Nero's Mistress 1956
Screenplay, Director

Piccola posta 1955
Director, Story, Screenplay

Sins of Casanova 1954
Screenplay, Director, Story

Io sono la Primula Rossa 1954
Screenplay

An American in Rome 1954
Director, Story, Screenplay

A Day in Court 1954
Director, Story, Screenplay

Cinema of yesteryear 1953
Story, Screenplay, Director

I'll See You on the Balcony 1953
Screenplay

Man, Beast and Virtue 1953
Director, Screenplay

The Unfaithfuls 1953
Director, Screenplay

Toto and the Women 1952
Director, Screenplay

The Lucky Five 1952
Screenplay

Toto and the Kings of Rome 1952
Director, Screenplay

Totó in color 1952
Screenplay, Director, Story

Vendetta... sarda 1952
Story, Screenplay

Appointment for Murder 1952
Story, Screenplay

Tizio, Caio, Sempronio 1951
Screenplay, Story

My Heart Sings 1951
Screenplay, Story

Cops and Robbers 1951
Director, Screenplay

O.K. Nero 1951
Story, Screenplay

Damn the Taxes!! 1951
Screenplay, Writer

È l'amor che mi rovina 1951
Screenplay

Napoleone 1951
Screenplay, Story

Outlaw Girl 1950
Story

The Knight is Here 1950
Director, Screenplay

Soho Conspiracy 1950
Original Story

A Dog’s Life 1950
Director, Screenplay, Story

L'inafferrabile 12 1950
Screenplay

Her Favourite Husband 1950
Screenplay

I'm in the Revue 1950
Writer

Lure of the Sila 1949
Screenplay, Story

Totò Looking for a House 1949
Director, Story, Screenplay

Fame and the Devil 1949
Screenplay, Director

The Iron Swordsman 1949
Screenplay

The Firemen of Viggiù 1949
Screenplay, Story

Come scopersi l'America 1949
Writer

Toto Tours Italy 1948
Screenplay, Story

Fifa e arena 1948
Story, Screenplay

The Mysterious Rider 1948
Screenplay, Story

L'eroe della strada 1948
Story, Screenplay

Mad About Opera 1948
Writer

Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris 1948
Screenplay

Les Misérables 1948
Screenplay

How I Lost the War 1947
Screenplay

Two Little Orphans 1947
Screenplay, Story

The Captain's Daughter 1947
Screenplay

Lo sciopero dei milioni 1947
Writer

Aquila Nera 1946
Screenplay
- L'angelo e il diavolo
L'angelo e il diavolo 1946
Screenplay

Non canto più 1945
Writer

Life Begins Anew 1945
Screenplay

Tutta la città canta 1945
Story, Screenplay
- Vivere ancora
Vivere ancora 1945
Screenplay

In High Places 1945
Screenplay

Il viaggio del signor Perrichon 1943
Screenplay

Two Hearts Against the Beast 1943
Screenplay

L'avventura di Annabella 1943
Screenplay

Quarta pagina 1942
Screenplay

Labbra serrate 1942
Screenplay

La donna è mobile 1942
Writer

C'è un fantasma nel castello 1942
Screenplay

La scuola dei timidi 1941
Screenplay

Luce nelle tenebre 1941
Assistant Director

Non me lo dire! 1940
Story, Screenplay

Il pirata sono io! 1940
Screenplay, First Assistant Director

Abandonment 1940
Screenplay, Writer

Lo vedi come sei...lo vedi come sei? 1939
Screenplay, First Assistant Director

Eravamo sette vedove 1939
Screenplay
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