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
Banana Joe
(1982)
Director
The Overtaxed
(1959)
Director
Rita the Field Marshal
(1967)
Director
The Knock Out Cop
(1973)
Director
Flatfoot in Egypt
(1980)
Director
Totò diabolicus
(1962)
Director
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
(1975)
Director
Flatfoot in Africa
(1978)
Director
Double Murder
(1977)
Director
Caprice Italian Style
(1968)
Director
Letti sbagliati
(1965)
Director
Policewoman
(1974)
Director
An American in Rome
(1954)
Director
Cops and Robbers
(1951)
Director
Horse Fever
(1976)
Director
Totò cerca casa
(1949)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Lo vedi come sei...lo vedi come sei?
(1939)
First Assistant Director
Il pirata sono io!
(1940)
First Assistant Director
Luce nelle tenebre
(1941)
Assistant Director
Totò cerca casa
(1949)
Director
Fame and the Devil
(1949)
Director
A Dog’s Life
(1950)
Director
È arrivato il Cavaliere
(1950)
Director
Cops and Robbers
(1951)
Director
Toto and the Kings of Rome
(1952)
Director
Toto and the Women
(1952)
Director
Totó in color
(1952)
Director
The Unfaithfuls
(1953)
Director
Man, Beast and Virtue
(1953)
Director
Cinema of yesteryear
(1953)
Director
A Day in Court
(1954)
Director
Sins of Casanova
(1954)
Director
An American in Rome
(1954)
Director
Piccola posta
(1955)
Director
Nero's Mistress
(1956)
Director
Female Three Times
(1957)
Director
Susanna tutta panna
(1957)
Director
Maid, Thief and Guard
(1958)
Director
Totò nella Luna
(1958)
Director
Mia nonna poliziotto
(1958)
Director
Uncle Was A Vampire
(1959)
Director
The Overtaxed
(1959)
Director
Toto in Madrid
(1959)
Director
Letto a tre piazze
(1960)
Director
Un militare e mezzo
(1960)
Director
We Like It Cold
(1960)
Director
Psycosissimo
(1961)
Director
The Girl of a Thousand Months
(1961)
Director
Copacabana Palace
(1962)
Director
Musketeers of the Sea
(1962)
Director
Totò diabolicus
(1962)
Director
Heroes of the West
(1963)
Director
Two Colonels
(1963)
Director
Totò vs the Four
(1963)
Director
Twins from Texas
(1964)
Director
Un mostro e mezzo
(1964)
Director
Risate all'italiana
(1964)
Director
Letti sbagliati
(1965)
Director
Rose rosse per Angelica
(1966)
Director
Love Italian Style
(1966)
Director
Rita the Field Marshal
(1967)
Director
How to Kill 400 Duponts
(1968)
Director
Caprice Italian Style
(1968)
Director
Transplant
(1970)
Director
Cose di Cosa Nostra
(1971)
Director
No One Will Notice You're Naked
(1971)
Director
The Migratory Bird
(1972)
Director
Execution Squad
(1972)
Director
The Terror with Cross-Eyes
(1972)
Director
My Brother Anastasia
(1973)
Director
The Knock Out Cop
(1973)
Director
Policewoman
(1974)
Director
The Boss and the Worker
(1975)
Director
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
(1975)
Director
Italy is Rotten
(1976)
Director
Horse Fever
(1976)
Director
Double Murder
(1977)
Director
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers
(1977)
Director
My Loves
(1978)
Director
Flatfoot in Africa
(1978)
Director
Hot Potato
(1979)
Director
Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
(1979)
Director
Prickly Pears
(1980)
Director
Flatfoot in Egypt
(1980)
Director
The Tango of Jealousy
(1981)
Director
Quando la coppia scoppia
(1982)
Director
Dio li fa poi li accoppia
(1982)
Director
An Ideal Adventure
(1982)
Director
Banana Joe
(1982)
Director
Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style
(1983)
Director
Magic Touch
(1983)
Director
Sue Me
(1985)
Director
L'ombra nera del Vesuvio
(1987)
Director
Animali metropolitani
(1987)
Director
Acting
Writing
Lo vedi come sei...lo vedi come sei?
(1939)
Screenplay
Eravamo sette vedove
(1939)
Screenplay
Abandonment
(1940)
Writer and Screenplay
Non me lo dire!
(1940)
Story and Screenplay
Il pirata sono io!
(1940)
Screenplay
Quarta pagina
(1942)
Screenplay
Labbra serrate
(1942)
Screenplay
La donna è mobile
(1942)
Writer
Totò nella fossa dei leoni
(1943)
Screenplay
L'avventura di Annabella
(1943)
Screenplay
Il viaggio del signor Perrichon
(1943)
Screenplay
In High Places
(1945)
Screenplay
Vivere ancora
(1945)
Screenplay
Life Begins Anew
(1945)
Screenplay
Non canto più
(1945)
Writer
Tutta la città canta
(1945)
Story and Screenplay
Aquila Nera
(1946)
Screenplay
Lo sciopero dei milioni
(1947)
Writer
The Captain's Daughter
(1947)
Screenplay
How I Lost the War
(1947)
Screenplay
I due orfanelli
(1947)
Screenplay and Story
Toto Tours Italy
(1948)
Screenplay and Story
Fifa e arena
(1948)
Story and Screenplay
L'eroe della strada
(1948)
Story and Screenplay
The Mysterious Rider
(1948)
Story and Screenplay
Les Misérables - Storm Over Paris
(1948)
Screenplay
Mad About Opera
(1948)
Writer
Les Misérables - Manhunt
(1948)
Screenplay
The Firemen of Viggiù
(1949)
Screenplay and Story
Come scopersi l'America
(1949)
Writer
The Iron Swordsman
(1949)
Screenplay
Fame and the Devil
(1949)
Screenplay
Lure of the Sila
(1949)
Story and Screenplay
Totò cerca casa
(1949)
Story and Screenplay
Her Favourite Husband
(1950)
Screenplay
L'inafferrabile 12
(1950)
Screenplay
Soho Conspiracy
(1950)
Original Story
A Dog’s Life
(1950)
Story and Screenplay
È arrivato il Cavaliere
(1950)
Screenplay
I'm in the Revue
(1950)
Writer
Outlaw Girl
(1950)
Story
My Heart Sings
(1951)
Story and Screenplay
O.K. Nero
(1951)
Screenplay and Story
Tizio, Caio, Sempronio
(1951)
Story and Screenplay
Cops and Robbers
(1951)
Screenplay
Napoleone
(1951)
Story and Screenplay
È l'amor che mi rovina
(1951)
Screenplay
Damn the Taxes!!
(1951)
Writer and Screenplay
Vendetta... sarda
(1952)
Story and Screenplay
Appointment for Murder
(1952)
Story and Screenplay
Totó in color
(1952)
Screenplay and Story
Toto and the Women
(1952)
Screenplay
Toto and the Kings of Rome
(1952)
Screenplay
The Lucky Five
(1952)
Screenplay
Cinema of yesteryear
(1953)
Screenplay and Story
I'll See You on the Balcony
(1953)
Screenplay
The Unfaithfuls
(1953)
Screenplay
Man, Beast and Virtue
(1953)
Screenplay
Sins of Casanova
(1954)
Screenplay and Story
Io sono la Primula Rossa
(1954)
Screenplay
A Day in Court
(1954)
Screenplay and Story
An American in Rome
(1954)
Screenplay and Story
Piccola posta
(1955)
Story and Screenplay
Nero's Mistress
(1956)
Screenplay
Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche
(1958)
Screenplay and Story
Maid, Thief and Guard
(1958)
Screenplay
Totò nella Luna
(1958)
Screenplay and Story
The Overtaxed
(1959)
Story and Screenplay
Uncle Was A Vampire
(1959)
Screenplay and Story
Un militare e mezzo
(1960)
Screenplay
Letto a tre piazze
(1960)
Screenplay
We Like It Cold
(1960)
Writer
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
(1961)
Story
Psycosissimo
(1961)
Story and Screenplay
The Girl of a Thousand Months
(1961)
Writer
Musketeers of the Sea
(1962)
Story
Heroes of the West
(1963)
Story and Screenplay
Beautiful Families
(1964)
Screenplay
Un mostro e mezzo
(1964)
Screenplay and Story
The Dolls
(1965)
Story
Delitto quasi perfetto
(1966)
Screenplay
Pleasant Nights
(1966)
Story and Screenplay
Love Italian Style
(1966)
Writer
Rose rosse per Angelica
(1966)
Writer
How to Kill 400 Duponts
(1968)
Writer
Caprice Italian Style
(1968)
Writer
The Archangel
(1969)
Screenplay
Transplant
(1970)
Screenplay
Basta guardarla
(1970)
Screenplay
No One Will Notice You're Naked
(1971)
Writer
Cose di Cosa Nostra
(1971)
Story and Screenplay
Armiamoci e partite!
(1971)
Story
The Terror with Cross-Eyes
(1972)
Screenplay
Execution Squad
(1972)
Story and Screenplay
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
(1975)
Screenplay
Italy is Rotten
(1976)
Screenplay and Story
Horse Fever
(1976)
Screenplay
Double Murder
(1977)
Screenplay
Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
(1979)
Screenplay and Story
Hot Potato
(1979)
Screenplay
Speed Cross
(1980)
Story and Screenplay
Flatfoot in Egypt
(1980)
Screenplay
Prickly Pears
(1980)
Screenplay
The Tango of Jealousy
(1981)
Writer
An Ideal Adventure
(1982)
Screenplay
Banana Joe
(1982)
Screenplay
Magic Touch
(1983)
Screenplay
Sue Me
(1985)
Writer
Italian Fast Food
(1986)
Story
L'ombra nera del Vesuvio
(1987)
Writer
Animali metropolitani
(1987)
Writer