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Steno

Known for

Directing

Born

January 19, 1917

Birthplace

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Died

March 13, 1988 (aged 71)

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.

Best known work

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
Totò diabolicus
Totò diabolicus
1962

Filmography

  1. 1988

    Big ManTV

    Director, Story, Writer, Idea

  2. 1988

    Metropolitan Animals

    Director, Writer

  3. 1987

    L'ombra nera del VesuvioTV

    Director, Writer

  4. 1986

    Italian Fast Food

    Story

  5. 1985

    Sue Me

    Director, Writer

  6. 1983

    Magic Touch

    Director, Screenplay

  7. 1983

    Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style

    Director

  8. 1982

    God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up

    Director

  9. 1982

    An Ideal Adventure

    Director, Screenplay

  10. 1982

    Banana Joe

    Director, Screenplay

  11. 1981

    The Tango of Jealousy

    Director, Writer

  12. 1981

    Quando la coppia scoppia

    Director

  13. 1980

    Prickly Pears

    Director, Screenplay

  14. 1980

    Flatfoot in Egypt

    Director, Screenplay

  15. 1980

    Speed Cross

    Story, Screenplay

  16. 1979

    Hot Potato

    Screenplay, Director

  17. 1979

    Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot

    Director, Story, Screenplay

  18. 1978

    My Loves

    Director

  19. 1978

    Flatfoot in Africa

    Director

  20. 1977

    Double Murder

    Director, Screenplay

  21. 1977

    Three Tigers Against Three Tigers

    Director

  22. 1976

    Horse Fever

    Director, Screenplay

  23. 1976

    Italy is Rotten

    Director, Screenplay, Story

  24. 1975

    The Boss and the Worker

    Director

  25. 1975

    Flatfoot in Hong Kong

    Director, Screenplay

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