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Steno

Steno

Directing·1917–1988·136 films

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.

As Director

Banana Joe
Banana Joe (1982)
Horse Fever
Horse Fever (1976)
An American in Rome
An American in Rome (1954)
The Knock Out Cop
The Knock Out Cop (1973)
Cops and Robbers
Cops and Robbers (1951)
Flatfoot in Africa
Flatfoot in Africa (1978)
Flatfoot in Egypt
Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1975)
The Overtaxed
The Overtaxed (1959)
Hot Potato
Hot Potato (1979)
Totó in color
Totó in color (1952)
Totò diabolicus
Totò diabolicus (1962)
Two Colonels
Two Colonels (1963)
Totò Looking for a House
Totò Looking for a House (1949)
Toto and the Kings of Rome
Toto and the Kings of Rome (1952)
Magic Touch
Magic Touch (1983)
Letto a tre piazze
Letto a tre piazze (1960)
Totò vs the Four
Totò vs the Four (1963)
A Day in Court
A Day in Court (1954)
Toto and the Women
Toto and the Women (1952)
Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style
Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1983)
Caprice Italian Style
Caprice Italian Style (1968)
Prickly Pears
Prickly Pears (1980)
Execution Squad
Execution Squad (1972)
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977)
Toto in Madrid
Toto in Madrid (1959)
An Ideal Adventure
An Ideal Adventure (1982)
Nero's Mistress
Nero's Mistress (1956)
Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979)
Policewoman
Policewoman (1974)
God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up
God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up (1982)
Totò in the Moon
Totò in the Moon (1958)
My Loves
My Loves (1978)
A Dog’s Life
A Dog’s Life (1950)
Rita the Field Marshal
Rita the Field Marshal (1967)
Sue Me
Sue Me (1985)
Uncle Was a Vampire
Uncle Was a Vampire (1959)
Piccola posta
Piccola posta (1955)
Man, Beast and Virtue
Man, Beast and Virtue (1953)
No One Will Notice You're Naked
No One Will Notice You're Naked (1971)
Copacabana Palace
Copacabana Palace (1962)
The Unfaithfuls
The Unfaithfuls (1953)
Psycosissimo
Psycosissimo (1961)
Wrong Beds
Wrong Beds (1965)
A Monster and a Half
A Monster and a Half (1964)
The Boss and the Worker
The Boss and the Worker (1975)
Laughs Italian Style
Laughs Italian Style (1964)
Susanna tutta panna
Susanna tutta panna (1957)
Italy is Rotten
Italy is Rotten (1976)
How to Kill 400 Duponts
How to Kill 400 Duponts (1968)
The Tango of Jealousy
The Tango of Jealousy (1981)
Sins of Casanova
Sins of Casanova (1954)
The Invincible
The Invincible (1966)
A Soldier and a Half
A Soldier and a Half (1960)
Love Italian Style
Love Italian Style (1966)
We Like It Cold
We Like It Cold (1960)
Double Murder
Double Murder (1977)
Metropolitan Animals
Metropolitan Animals (1988)
Mafia Things
Mafia Things (1971)
Quando la coppia scoppia
Quando la coppia scoppia (1981)
Fame and the Devil
Fame and the Devil (1949)
The Migratory Bird
The Migratory Bird (1972)
Musketeers of the Sea
Musketeers of the Sea (1962)
Twins from Texas
Twins from Texas (1964)
My Brother Anastasia
My Brother Anastasia (1973)
Heroes of the West
Heroes of the West (1963)
Maid, Thief and Guard
Maid, Thief and Guard (1958)
My Police Granny
My Police Granny (1958)
The Knight is Here
The Knight is Here (1950)
The Girl of a Thousand Months
The Girl of a Thousand Months (1961)
Transplant
Transplant (1970)
Female Three Times
Female Three Times (1957)
The Terror with Cross-Eyes
The Terror with Cross-Eyes (1972)
Cinema of yesteryear
Cinema of yesteryear (1953)
Big Man - Droga Polizza
Big Man - Droga Polizza (1988)

As Actor

As Writer

Banana Joe
Banana Joe (1982)
Horse Fever
Horse Fever (1976)
An American in Rome
An American in Rome (1954)
Cops and Robbers
Cops and Robbers (1951)
Flatfoot in Egypt
Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1975)
The Overtaxed
The Overtaxed (1959)
Hot Potato
Hot Potato (1979)
Totó in color
Totó in color (1952)
Totò Looking for a House
Totò Looking for a House (1949)
Toto Tours Italy
Toto Tours Italy (1948)
Toto and the Kings of Rome
Toto and the Kings of Rome (1952)
Magic Touch
Magic Touch (1983)
Letto a tre piazze
Letto a tre piazze (1960)
A Day in Court
A Day in Court (1954)
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life (1961)
Toto and the Women
Toto and the Women (1952)
Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche
Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche (1958)
Caprice Italian Style
Caprice Italian Style (1968)
Prickly Pears
Prickly Pears (1980)
Fifa e arena
Fifa e arena (1948)
Execution Squad
Execution Squad (1972)
An Ideal Adventure
An Ideal Adventure (1982)
Nero's Mistress
Nero's Mistress (1956)
Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979)
Two Little Orphans
Two Little Orphans (1947)
Totò in the Moon
Totò in the Moon (1958)
The Dolls
The Dolls (1965)
The Firemen of Viggiù
The Firemen of Viggiù (1949)
Two Hearts Against the Beast
Two Hearts Against the Beast (1943)
A Dog’s Life
A Dog’s Life (1950)
Sue Me
Sue Me (1985)
Uncle Was a Vampire
Uncle Was a Vampire (1959)
Piccola posta
Piccola posta (1955)
Man, Beast and Virtue
Man, Beast and Virtue (1953)
No One Will Notice You're Naked
No One Will Notice You're Naked (1971)
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! (1971)
The Mysterious Rider
The Mysterious Rider (1948)
Aquila Nera
Aquila Nera (1946)
The Unfaithfuls
The Unfaithfuls (1953)
Basta guardarla
Basta guardarla (1970)
Psycosissimo
Psycosissimo (1961)
I'm in the Revue
I'm in the Revue (1950)
A Monster and a Half
A Monster and a Half (1964)
Lure of the Sila
Lure of the Sila (1949)
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1948)
Pleasant Nights
Pleasant Nights (1966)
Beautiful Families
Beautiful Families (1964)
I'll See You on the Balcony
I'll See You on the Balcony (1953)
Italian Fast Food
Italian Fast Food (1986)
Italy is Rotten
Italy is Rotten (1976)
Her Favourite Husband
Her Favourite Husband (1950)
The Tango of Jealousy
The Tango of Jealousy (1981)
Sins of Casanova
Sins of Casanova (1954)
The Invincible
The Invincible (1966)
A Soldier and a Half
A Soldier and a Half (1960)
Life Begins Anew
Life Begins Anew (1945)
Love Italian Style
Love Italian Style (1966)
We Like It Cold
We Like It Cold (1960)
Double Murder
Double Murder (1977)
The Archangel
The Archangel (1969)
Metropolitan Animals
Metropolitan Animals (1988)
Mafia Things
Mafia Things (1971)
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris (1948)
Outlaw Girl
Outlaw Girl (1950)
Fame and the Devil
Fame and the Devil (1949)
Musketeers of the Sea
Musketeers of the Sea (1962)
Speed Cross
Speed Cross (1980)
O.K. Nero
O.K. Nero (1951)
In High Places
In High Places (1945)
The Lucky Five
The Lucky Five (1952)
The Captain's Daughter
The Captain's Daughter (1947)
Almost Perfect Crime
Almost Perfect Crime (1966)
Soho Conspiracy
Soho Conspiracy (1950)
L'inafferrabile 12
L'inafferrabile 12 (1950)
Vendetta... sarda
Vendetta... sarda (1952)
Heroes of the West
Heroes of the West (1963)
My Heart Sings
My Heart Sings (1951)
Maid, Thief and Guard
Maid, Thief and Guard (1958)
Mad About Opera
Mad About Opera (1948)
The Iron Swordsman
The Iron Swordsman (1949)
È l'amor che mi rovina
È l'amor che mi rovina (1951)
How I Lost the War
How I Lost the War (1947)
The Knight is Here
The Knight is Here (1950)
The Girl of a Thousand Months
The Girl of a Thousand Months (1961)
Transplant
Transplant (1970)
Non me lo dire!
Non me lo dire! (1940)
Tutta la città canta
Tutta la città canta (1945)
Come scopersi l'America
Come scopersi l'America (1949)
Appointment for Murder
Appointment for Murder (1952)
The Terror with Cross-Eyes
The Terror with Cross-Eyes (1972)
L'eroe della strada
L'eroe della strada (1948)
Napoleone
Napoleone (1951)
L'avventura di Annabella
L'avventura di Annabella (1943)
Io sono la Primula Rossa
Io sono la Primula Rossa (1954)
Quarta pagina
Quarta pagina (1942)
Abandonment
Abandonment (1940)
Lo sciopero dei milioni
Lo sciopero dei milioni (1947)
Cinema of yesteryear
Cinema of yesteryear (1953)
Lo vedi come sei...lo vedi come sei?
Lo vedi come sei...lo vedi come sei? (1939)
Damn the Taxes!!
Damn the Taxes!! (1951)
La donna è mobile
La donna è mobile (1942)
Tizio, Caio, Sempronio
Tizio, Caio, Sempronio (1951)
Il pirata sono io!
Il pirata sono io! (1940)
Il viaggio del signor Perrichon
Il viaggio del signor Perrichon (1943)
Non canto più
Non canto più (1945)
Eravamo sette vedove
Eravamo sette vedove (1939)
La scuola dei timidi
La scuola dei timidi (1941)
Germania 7 donne a testa
Germania 7 donne a testa (1970)
Labbra serrate
Labbra serrate (1942)
C'è un fantasma nel castello
C'è un fantasma nel castello (1942)