Directing
Steno
IT, EN cinema · 138 credits
Born
19 January 1917
Died
13 March 1988 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Also known as Stefano Vanzina · Stefano Vanzini
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.
Known for
Filmography

Metropolitan Animals
Director, Writer

Sue Me
Director, Writer

Magic Touch
Director, Screenplay

Banana Joe
Director, Screenplay

An Ideal Adventure
Director, Screenplay

The Tango of Jealousy
Director, Writer

Flatfoot in Egypt
Director, Screenplay

Prickly Pears
Director, Screenplay

Speed Cross
Story, Screenplay

Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
Director, Story, Screenplay

Hot Potato
Screenplay, Director

Flatfoot in Africa
Director

My Loves
Director

Double Murder
Director, Screenplay

Horse Fever
Director, Screenplay

Italy is Rotten
Director, Screenplay, Story

Flatfoot in Hong Kong
Director, Screenplay

Policewoman
Director

The Knock Out Cop
Director

My Brother Anastasia
Director

Execution Squad
Story, Screenplay, Director

The Migratory Bird
Director

The Terror with Cross-Eyes
Director, Screenplay

No One Will Notice You're Naked
Director, Writer

Mafia Things
Director, Story, Screenplay

Basta guardarla
Screenplay

Transplant
Director, Screenplay

Germania 7 donne a testa
Story, Writer

The Archangel
Screenplay

Caprice Italian Style
Director, Writer

Love Italian Style
Director, Writer

Almost Perfect Crime
Screenplay

Pleasant Nights
Story, Screenplay

The Invincible
Director, Writer

Wrong Beds
Director

A Monster and a Half
Director, Screenplay, Story

Twins from Texas
Director

Beautiful Families
Screenplay

Laughs Italian Style
Director

Totò vs the Four
Director

Two Colonels
Director

Heroes of the West
Director, Story, Screenplay

Totò diabolicus
Director

Musketeers of the Sea
Director, Story

Copacabana Palace
Director

Psycosissimo
Director, Story, Screenplay

The Girl of a Thousand Months
Director, Writer

Letto a tre piazze
Director, Screenplay

A Soldier and a Half
Screenplay, Director

We Like It Cold
Director, Writer

The Overtaxed
Story, Screenplay, Director

Toto in Madrid
Director

Uncle Was a Vampire
Director, Story, Screenplay

Totò in the Moon
Director, Screenplay, Story

Maid, Thief and Guard
Director, Screenplay

Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche
Screenplay, Story

My Police Granny
Director

Female Three Times
Actor, Director

Susanna tutta panna
Director

Nero's Mistress
Screenplay, Director

Piccola posta
Director, Story, Screenplay

An American in Rome
Director, Story, Screenplay

A Day in Court
Director, Story, Screenplay

Sins of Casanova
Screenplay, Director, Story

Io sono la Primula Rossa
Screenplay

I'll See You on the Balcony
Screenplay

Cinema of yesteryear
Story, Screenplay, Director

The Unfaithfuls
Director, Screenplay

Man, Beast and Virtue
Director, Screenplay

Totó in color
Director, Screenplay, Story

Toto and the Women
Director, Screenplay

Toto and the Kings of Rome
Director, Screenplay

Vendetta... sarda
Story, Screenplay

The Lucky Five
Screenplay

Appointment for Murder
Story, Screenplay

Cops and Robbers
Director, Screenplay

My Heart Sings
Story, Screenplay

Damn the Taxes!!
Writer, Screenplay

Tizio, Caio, Sempronio
Story, Screenplay

O.K. Nero
Story, Screenplay

È l'amor che mi rovina
Screenplay

Napoleone
Story, Screenplay

Her Favourite Husband
Screenplay

The Knight is Here
Director, Screenplay

A Dog’s Life
Director, Story, Screenplay

L'inafferrabile 12
Screenplay

Soho Conspiracy
Original Story

Totò Looking for a House
Director, Story, Screenplay

The Iron Swordsman
Screenplay

Lure of the Sila
Story, Screenplay

Fame and the Devil
Director, Screenplay

The Firemen of Viggiù
Screenplay, Story

Fifa e arena
Story, Screenplay

Toto Tours Italy
Screenplay, Story

Les Misérables
Screenplay

L'eroe della strada
Story, Screenplay

The Mysterious Rider
Story, Screenplay

Two Little Orphans
Screenplay, Story

How I Lost the War
Screenplay

The Captain's Daughter
Screenplay

Aquila Nera
Screenplay

In High Places
Screenplay

Life Begins Anew
Screenplay

Tutta la città canta
Story, Screenplay

Two Hearts Against the Beast
Screenplay

L'avventura di Annabella
Screenplay

Quarta pagina
Screenplay

Labbra serrate
Screenplay

Luce nelle tenebre
Assistant Director

La scuola dei timidi
Screenplay

Abandonment
Writer, Screenplay

Il pirata sono io!
First Assistant Director, Screenplay

Non me lo dire!
Story, Screenplay

Eravamo sette vedove
Screenplay

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






















