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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 poster

Metropolitan Animals

IT · 19885.5

Director, Writer

Italian Fast Food poster

Italian Fast Food

IT · 19864.8

Story

Sue Me poster

Sue Me

IT · 19854.9

Director, Writer

Magic Touch poster

Magic Touch

IT · 19835.7

Director, Screenplay

Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style poster

Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style

IT · 19835.1

Director

Banana Joe poster

Banana Joe

IT · 19826.7

Director, Screenplay

An Ideal Adventure poster

An Ideal Adventure

IT · 19825.0

Director, Screenplay

God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up poster

God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up

IT · 19825.0

Director

The Tango of Jealousy poster

The Tango of Jealousy

IT · 19815.9

Director, Writer

Quando la coppia scoppia poster

Quando la coppia scoppia

IT · 19815.1

Director

Flatfoot in Egypt poster

Flatfoot in Egypt

IT · 19806.2

Director, Screenplay

Prickly Pears poster

Prickly Pears

IT · 19805.3

Director, Screenplay

Speed Cross poster

Speed Cross

IT · 19803.7

Story, Screenplay

Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot poster

Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot

IT · 19795.0

Director, Story, Screenplay

Hot Potato poster

Hot Potato

IT · 19796.3

Screenplay, Director

Flatfoot in Africa poster

Flatfoot in Africa

IT · 19786.2

Director

My Loves poster

My Loves

IT · 19785.9

Director

Three Tigers Against Three Tigers poster

Three Tigers Against Three Tigers

IT · 19775.1

Director

Double Murder poster

Double Murder

IT · 19773.5

Director, Screenplay

Horse Fever poster

Horse Fever

IT · 19767.3

Director, Screenplay

Italy is Rotten poster

Italy is Rotten

IT · 19764.8

Director, Screenplay, Story

Flatfoot in Hong Kong poster

Flatfoot in Hong Kong

IT · 19756.2

Director, Screenplay

The Boss and the Worker poster

The Boss and the Worker

IT · 19755.0

Director

Policewoman poster

Policewoman

IT · 19745.6

Director

The Knock Out Cop poster

The Knock Out Cop

IT · 19736.5

Director

My Brother Anastasia poster

My Brother Anastasia

IT · 19736.9

Director

Execution Squad poster

Execution Squad

IT · 19726.9

Story, Screenplay, Director

The Migratory Bird poster

The Migratory Bird

IT · 19726.2

Director

The Terror with Cross-Eyes poster

The Terror with Cross-Eyes

IT · 197210.0

Director, Screenplay

No One Will Notice You're Naked poster

No One Will Notice You're Naked

IT · 19714.9

Director, Writer

Mafia Things poster

Mafia Things

IT · 19716.6

Director, Story, Screenplay

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! poster

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!

IT · 19716.3

Story

Basta guardarla poster

Basta guardarla

IT · 19704.9

Screenplay

Transplant poster

Transplant

IT · 19706.8

Director, Screenplay

Germania 7 donne a testa poster

Germania 7 donne a testa

IT · 19707.0

Story, Writer

The Archangel poster

The Archangel

IT · 19697.0

Screenplay

Caprice Italian Style poster

Caprice Italian Style

IT · 19686.1

Director, Writer

How to Kill 400 Duponts poster

How to Kill 400 Duponts

IT · 19685.1

Director

Rita the Field Marshal poster

Rita the Field Marshal

IT · 19675.2

Director

Love Italian Style poster

Love Italian Style

IT · 19666.9

Director, Writer

Almost Perfect Crime poster

Almost Perfect Crime

IT · 19667.0

Screenplay

Pleasant Nights poster

Pleasant Nights

IT · 19666.6

Story, Screenplay

The Invincible poster

The Invincible

IT · 19664.9

Director, Writer

The Dolls poster

The Dolls

IT · 19655.3

Story

Wrong Beds poster

Wrong Beds

IT · 19654.5

Director

A Monster and a Half poster

A Monster and a Half

IT · 19646.0

Director, Screenplay, Story

Twins from Texas poster

Twins from Texas

IT · 19647.0

Director

Beautiful Families poster

Beautiful Families

IT · 19646.7

Screenplay

Laughs Italian Style poster

Laughs Italian Style

IT · 19645.9

Director

Totò vs the Four poster

Totò vs the Four

IT · 19636.7

Director

Two Colonels poster

Two Colonels

IT · 19637.5

Director

Heroes of the West poster

Heroes of the West

IT · 19637.7

Director, Story, Screenplay

Totò diabolicus poster

Totò diabolicus

IT · 19627.1

Director

Musketeers of the Sea poster

Musketeers of the Sea

IT · 19626.3

Director, Story

Copacabana Palace poster

Copacabana Palace

IT · 19625.0

Director

Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life poster

Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life

IT · 19616.8

Story

Psycosissimo poster

Psycosissimo

IT · 19616.7

Director, Story, Screenplay

The Girl of a Thousand Months poster

The Girl of a Thousand Months

IT · 19615.5

Director, Writer

Letto a tre piazze poster

Letto a tre piazze

IT · 19607.0

Director, Screenplay

A Soldier and a Half poster

A Soldier and a Half

IT · 19607.0

Screenplay, Director

We Like It Cold poster

We Like It Cold

IT · 19607.2

Director, Writer

The Overtaxed poster

The Overtaxed

IT · 19597.1

Story, Screenplay, Director

Toto in Madrid poster

Toto in Madrid

IT · 19596.5

Director

Uncle Was a Vampire poster

Uncle Was a Vampire

IT · 19595.6

Director, Story, Screenplay

Totò in the Moon poster

Totò in the Moon

IT · 19585.7

Director, Screenplay, Story

Maid, Thief and Guard poster

Maid, Thief and Guard

IT · 19587.8

Director, Screenplay

Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche poster

Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche

IT · 19586.6

Screenplay, Story

My Police Granny poster

My Police Granny

IT · 19586.3

Director

Female Three Times poster

Female Three Times

IT · 19578.0

Actor, Director

Susanna tutta panna poster

Susanna tutta panna

IT · 19576.8

Director

Nero's Mistress poster

Nero's Mistress

IT · 19565.9

Screenplay, Director

Piccola posta poster

Piccola posta

IT · 19556.7

Director, Story, Screenplay

An American in Rome poster

An American in Rome

IT · 19547.1

Director, Story, Screenplay

A Day in Court poster

A Day in Court

IT · 19546.3

Director, Story, Screenplay

Sins of Casanova poster

Sins of Casanova

IT · 19544.0

Screenplay, Director, Story

Io sono la Primula Rossa poster

Io sono la Primula Rossa

IT · 195410.0

Screenplay

I'll See You on the Balcony poster

I'll See You on the Balcony

IT · 19536.1

Screenplay

Cinema of yesteryear poster

Cinema of yesteryear

IT · 19539.0

Story, Screenplay, Director

The Unfaithfuls poster

The Unfaithfuls

IT · 19535.7

Director, Screenplay

Man, Beast and Virtue poster

Man, Beast and Virtue

IT · 19536.8

Director, Screenplay

Totó in color poster

Totó in color

IT · 19527.3

Director, Screenplay, Story

Toto and the Women poster

Toto and the Women

IT · 19526.8

Director, Screenplay

Toto and the Kings of Rome poster

Toto and the Kings of Rome

IT · 19527.0

Director, Screenplay

Vendetta... sarda poster

Vendetta... sarda

IT · 19527.0

Story, Screenplay

The Lucky Five poster

The Lucky Five

IT · 19527.4

Screenplay

Appointment for Murder poster

Appointment for Murder

IT · 19527.5

Story, Screenplay

Cops and Robbers poster

Cops and Robbers

IT · 19517.5

Director, Screenplay

My Heart Sings poster

My Heart Sings

IT · 19516.7

Story, Screenplay

Damn the Taxes!! poster

Damn the Taxes!!

IT · 19517.0

Writer, Screenplay

Tizio, Caio, Sempronio poster

Tizio, Caio, Sempronio

IT · 19518.0

Story, Screenplay

O.K. Nero poster

O.K. Nero

IT · 19516.0

Story, Screenplay

È l'amor che mi rovina poster

È l'amor che mi rovina

IT · 19518.0

Screenplay

Napoleone poster

Napoleone

IT · 19518.0

Story, Screenplay

Her Favourite Husband poster

Her Favourite Husband

IT · 19506.0

Screenplay

The Knight is Here poster

The Knight is Here

IT · 19506.5

Director, Screenplay

Outlaw Girl poster

Outlaw Girl

IT · 19507.2

Story

A Dog’s Life poster

A Dog’s Life

IT · 19506.9

Director, Story, Screenplay

I'm in the Revue poster

I'm in the Revue

IT · 19505.3

Writer

L'inafferrabile 12 poster

L'inafferrabile 12

IT · 19507.2

Screenplay

Soho Conspiracy poster

Soho Conspiracy

EN · 19505.3

Original Story

Totò Looking for a House poster

Totò Looking for a House

IT · 19496.8

Director, Story, Screenplay

Come scopersi l'America poster

Come scopersi l'America

IT · 19497.0

Writer

The Iron Swordsman poster

The Iron Swordsman

IT · 19497.3

Screenplay

Lure of the Sila poster

Lure of the Sila

IT · 19496.2

Story, Screenplay

Fame and the Devil poster

Fame and the Devil

IT · 19495.4

Director, Screenplay

The Firemen of Viggiù poster

The Firemen of Viggiù

IT · 19495.7

Screenplay, Story

Fifa e arena poster

Fifa e arena

IT · 19486.7

Story, Screenplay

Toto Tours Italy poster

Toto Tours Italy

IT · 19486.5

Screenplay, Story

Les Misérables poster

Les Misérables

IT · 19486.0

Screenplay

L'eroe della strada poster

L'eroe della strada

IT · 194810.0

Story, Screenplay

The Mysterious Rider poster

The Mysterious Rider

IT · 19484.7

Story, Screenplay

Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris poster

Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris

IT · 19486.0

Screenplay

Mad About Opera poster

Mad About Opera

IT · 19488.3

Writer

Two Little Orphans poster

Two Little Orphans

IT · 19476.1

Screenplay, Story

How I Lost the War poster

How I Lost the War

IT · 19476.5

Screenplay

Lo sciopero dei milioni poster

Lo sciopero dei milioni

IT · 19478.0

Writer

The Captain's Daughter poster

The Captain's Daughter

IT · 19477.7

Screenplay

Aquila Nera poster

Aquila Nera

IT · 19466.9

Screenplay

L'angelo e il diavolo

1946

L'angelo e il diavolo

IT · 1946Not rated

Screenplay

Non canto più poster

Non canto più

IT · 19459.0

Writer

Vivere ancora

1945

Vivere ancora

IT · 194510.0

Screenplay

In High Places poster

In High Places

IT · 19456.0

Screenplay

Life Begins Anew poster

Life Begins Anew

IT · 19458.0

Screenplay

Tutta la città canta poster

Tutta la città canta

IT · 19457.5

Story, Screenplay

Two Hearts Against the Beast poster

Two Hearts Against the Beast

IT · 19435.9

Screenplay

Il viaggio del signor Perrichon poster

Il viaggio del signor Perrichon

IT · 19439.0

Screenplay

L'avventura di Annabella poster

L'avventura di Annabella

IT · 19438.0

Screenplay

Quarta pagina poster

Quarta pagina

IT · 19428.0

Screenplay

La donna è mobile poster

La donna è mobile

IT · 19428.0

Writer

Labbra serrate poster

Labbra serrate

IT · 19427.0

Screenplay

C'è un fantasma nel castello poster

C'è un fantasma nel castello

IT · 1942Not rated

Screenplay

Luce nelle tenebre poster

Luce nelle tenebre

IT · 19418.0

Assistant Director

La scuola dei timidi poster

La scuola dei timidi

EN · 19417.0

Screenplay

Abandonment poster

Abandonment

IT · 19408.0

Writer, Screenplay

Il pirata sono io! poster

Il pirata sono io!

IT · 19408.0

First Assistant Director, Screenplay

Non me lo dire! poster

Non me lo dire!

IT · 19407.0

Story, Screenplay

Eravamo sette vedove poster

Eravamo sette vedove

IT · 19399.0

Screenplay

Lo vedi come sei...lo vedi come sei? poster

Lo vedi come sei...lo vedi come sei?

IT · 193910.0

Screenplay, First Assistant Director