Person
Steno
Directing · 1917–1988 · Rome, Lazio, Italy
Biography
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
Big Man
Director
An Ideal Adventure
Director
Banana Joe
Screenplay
Copacabana Palace
Director
Hot Potato
Director
Flatfoot in Egypt
Director
The Knock Out Cop
Director
Double Murder
Director
È l'amor che mi rovina
Screenplay
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
Director
Filmography
- 1988Big Man - Droga PolizzaDirector
- 1988Big ManDirector
- 1988Metropolitan AnimalsDirector
- 1987L'ombra nera del VesuvioDirector
- 1986Italian Fast FoodStory
- 1985Sue MeWriter
- 1983Magic TouchDirector
- 1983Bonnie and Clyde Italian StyleDirector
- 1982God Makes and Then Pairs Them UpDirector
- 1982An Ideal AdventureDirector
- 1982Banana JoeScreenplay
- 1981The Tango of JealousyDirector
- 1981Quando la coppia scoppiaDirector
- 1980Prickly PearsDirector
- 1980Flatfoot in EgyptDirector
- 1980Speed CrossStory
- 1979Hot PotatoDirector
- 1979Dr. Jekyll Likes Them HotDirector
- 1978My LovesDirector
- 1978Flatfoot in AfricaDirector
- 1977Double MurderDirector
- 1977Three Tigers Against Three TigersDirector
- 1976Horse FeverDirector
- 1976Italy is RottenDirector
- 1975The Boss and the WorkerDirector
- 1975Flatfoot in Hong KongDirector
- 1974PolicewomanDirector
- 1973The Knock Out CopDirector
- 1973My Brother AnastasiaDirector
- 1972The Terror with Cross-EyesDirector
- 1972The Migratory BirdDirector
- 1972Execution SquadScreenplay
- 1971Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!Story
- 1971No One Will Notice You're NakedDirector
- 1971Mafia ThingsDirector
- 1970Basta guardarlaScreenplay
- 1970TransplantScreenplay
- 1970Germania 7 donne a testaStory
- 1969The ArchangelScreenplay
- 1968Caprice Italian StyleDirector
- 1968How to Kill 400 DupontsDirector
- 1967Rita the Field MarshalDirector
- 1966Pleasant NightsStory
- 1966The InvincibleDirector
- 1966Almost Perfect CrimeScreenplay
- 1966Love Italian StyleDirector
- 1965Wrong BedsDirector
- 1965The DollsStory
- 1964Beautiful FamiliesScreenplay
- 1964A Monster and a HalfDirector
- 1964Twins from TexasDirector
- 1964Laughs Italian StyleDirector
- 1963Heroes of the WestDirector
- 1963Totò vs the FourDirector
- 1963Two ColonelsDirector
- 1962Copacabana PalaceDirector
- 1962Totò diabolicusDirector
- 1962Musketeers of the SeaDirector
- 1961The Girl of a Thousand MonthsDirector
- 1961Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet LifeStory
- 1961PsycosissimoDirector
- 1960We Like It ColdDirector
- 1960Letto a tre piazzeScreenplay
- 1960A Soldier and a HalfScreenplay
- 1959Uncle Was a VampireDirector
- 1959The OvertaxedStory
- 1959Toto in MadridDirector
- 1958Totò in the MoonDirector
- 1958My Police GrannyDirector
- 1958Totò, Peppino e le fanaticheStory
- 1958Maid, Thief and GuardDirector
- 1957Female Three Times
- 1957Susanna tutta pannaDirector
- 1956Nero's MistressScreenplay
- 1955Piccola postaDirector
- 1954Sins of CasanovaScreenplay
- 1954Io sono la Primula RossaScreenplay
- 1954An American in RomeDirector
- 1954A Day in CourtDirector
- 1953Cinema of yesteryearStory
- 1953I'll See You on the BalconyScreenplay
- 1953Man, Beast and VirtueDirector
- 1953The UnfaithfulsDirector
- 1952Toto and the WomenDirector
- 1952Toto and the Kings of RomeDirector
- 1952The Lucky FiveScreenplay
- 1952Totó in colorScreenplay
- 1952Vendetta... sardaStory
- 1952Appointment for MurderStory
- 1951Tizio, Caio, SempronioScreenplay
- 1951My Heart SingsScreenplay
- 1951Cops and RobbersDirector
- 1951O.K. NeroStory
- 1951Damn the Taxes!!Screenplay
- 1951È l'amor che mi rovinaScreenplay
- 1951NapoleoneScreenplay
- 1950The Knight is HereDirector
- 1950Outlaw GirlStory
- 1950Soho ConspiracyOriginal Story
- 1950A Dog’s LifeDirector
- 1950L'inafferrabile 12Screenplay
- 1950Her Favourite HusbandScreenplay
- 1950I'm in the RevueWriter
- 1949Lure of the SilaScreenplay
- 1949Totò Looking for a HouseDirector
- 1949Fame and the DevilScreenplay
- 1949The Iron SwordsmanScreenplay
- 1949The Firemen of ViggiùScreenplay
- 1949Come scopersi l'AmericaWriter
- 1948Toto Tours ItalyScreenplay
- 1948Fifa e arenaStory
- 1948The Mysterious RiderScreenplay
- 1948L'eroe della stradaStory
- 1948Mad About OperaWriter
- 1948Les Misérables - Storm Over ParisScreenplay
- 1948Les MisérablesScreenplay
- 1947How I Lost the WarScreenplay
- 1947Two Little OrphansScreenplay
- 1947The Captain's DaughterScreenplay
- 1947Lo sciopero dei milioniWriter
- 1946Aquila NeraScreenplay
- 1946L'angelo e il diavoloScreenplay
- 1945Non canto piùWriter
- 1945Life Begins AnewScreenplay
- 1945Tutta la città cantaStory
- 1945Vivere ancoraScreenplay
- 1945In High PlacesScreenplay
- 1943Il viaggio del signor PerrichonScreenplay
- 1943Two Hearts Against the BeastScreenplay
- 1943L'avventura di AnnabellaScreenplay
- 1942Quarta paginaScreenplay
- 1942Labbra serrateScreenplay
- 1942La donna è mobileWriter
- 1942C'è un fantasma nel castelloScreenplay
- 1941La scuola dei timidiScreenplay
- 1941Luce nelle tenebreAssistant Director
- 1940Non me lo dire!Story
- 1940Il pirata sono io!Screenplay
- 1940AbandonmentScreenplay
- 1939Lo vedi come sei...lo vedi come sei?Screenplay
- 1939Eravamo sette vedoveScreenplay
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