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Steno

Born January 19, 1917 in Rome, Lazio, ItalyDied March 13, 198874 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.

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Cops and Robbers posterFirst watchCops and Robbers19517.5Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll…View film

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Filmography

74 films as director
  1. 1988Metropolitan AnimalsDirector
  2. 1985Sue MeDirector
  3. 1983Magic TouchDirector
  4. 1983Bonnie and Clyde Italian StyleDirector
  5. 1982God Makes and Then Pairs Them UpDirector
  6. 1982An Ideal AdventureDirector
  7. 1982Banana JoeDirector
  8. 1981The Tango of JealousyDirector
  9. 1981Quando la coppia scoppiaDirector
  10. 1980Prickly PearsDirector
  11. 1980Flatfoot in EgyptDirector
  12. 1979Hot PotatoDirector
  13. 1979Dr. Jekyll Likes Them HotDirector
  14. 1978My LovesDirector
  15. 1978Flatfoot in AfricaDirector
  16. 1977Double MurderDirector
  17. 1977Three Tigers Against Three TigersDirector
  18. 1976Horse FeverDirector
  19. 1976Italy is RottenDirector
  20. 1975The Boss and the WorkerDirector
  21. 1975Flatfoot in Hong KongDirector
  22. 1974PolicewomanDirector
  23. 1973The Knock Out CopDirector
  24. 1973My Brother AnastasiaDirector
  25. 1972The Terror with Cross-EyesDirector
  26. 1972The Migratory BirdDirector
  27. 1972Execution SquadDirector
  28. 1971No One Will Notice You're NakedDirector
  29. 1971Mafia ThingsDirector
  30. 1970TransplantDirector
  31. 1968Caprice Italian StyleDirector
  32. 1968How to Kill 400 DupontsDirector
  33. 1967Rita the Field MarshalDirector
  34. 1966The InvincibleDirector
  35. 1966Love Italian StyleDirector
  36. 1965Wrong BedsDirector
  37. 1964A Monster and a HalfDirector
  38. 1964Twins from TexasDirector
  39. 1964Laughs Italian StyleDirector
  40. 1963Heroes of the WestDirector
  41. 1963Totò vs the FourDirector
  42. 1963Two ColonelsDirector
  43. 1962Copacabana PalaceDirector
  44. 1962Totò diabolicusDirector
  45. 1962Musketeers of the SeaDirector
  46. 1961The Girl of a Thousand MonthsDirector
  47. 1961PsycosissimoDirector
  48. 1960We Like It ColdDirector
  49. 1960Letto a tre piazzeDirector
  50. 1960A Soldier and a HalfDirector
  51. 1959Uncle Was a VampireDirector
  52. 1959The OvertaxedDirector
  53. 1959Toto in MadridDirector
  54. 1958Totò in the MoonDirector
  55. 1958My Police GrannyDirector
  56. 1958Maid, Thief and GuardDirector
  57. 1957Female Three TimesDirector
  58. 1957Susanna tutta pannaDirector
  59. 1956Nero's MistressDirector
  60. 1955Piccola postaDirector
  61. 1954Sins of CasanovaDirector
  62. 1954An American in RomeDirector
  63. 1954A Day in CourtDirector
  64. 1953Cinema of yesteryearDirector
  65. 1953Man, Beast and VirtueDirector
  66. 1953The UnfaithfulsDirector
  67. 1952Toto and the WomenDirector
  68. 1952Toto and the Kings of RomeDirector
  69. 1952Totó in colorDirector
  70. 1951Cops and RobbersDirector
  71. 1950The Knight is HereDirector
  72. 1950A Dog’s LifeDirector
  73. 1949Totò Looking for a HouseDirector
  74. 1949Fame and the DevilDirector