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Steno

Born January 19, 1917 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Died March 13, 1988 · aged 71

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

An Ideal AdventureAn Ideal Adventure · 1982
An Ideal Adventure
5.01982
MovieComedy
Patricia, a journalist, is fed up with all the stupid chores and being ridiculed by her colleagues. To show her talent, she challenges her director Eugenio to test her. She will write a good article, but if she fails she will sleep with him.
Banana JoeBanana Joe · 1982
Banana Joe
6.71982
MovieActionComedy
Island farmer Banana Joe helps the local community by trading his bananas for goods. When gangsters arrive with plans to construct a banana processing plant, Joe kicks them out, but the mob boss discovers that Joe is operating without a license. After the mob tips off the authorities and Joe's boat is impounded, he ventures into a big city for the first time to seek help.
How to Kill 400 DupontsHow to Kill 400 Duponts · 1968
How to Kill 400 Duponts
5.11968
MovieComedy
Dorellik, an Italian contract killer that lives on the French Riviera, accepts a job to kill everyone with the surname Dupont that lives in France for a rich customer which supposedly would allow him to obtain a large inheritance.
Italy is RottenItaly is Rotten · 1976
Italy is Rotten
4.81976
MovieComedy
Two Sicilian's, Peppe Truzzoliti and Antonio Mancuso, decide, after a misadventure with some mafia drug dealers, to leave the cold and racist Turin to return to their native land. Along for the ride with them is Domenica, a beautiful girl from Veneto, who had arrived in Turin in search of work, but due to a number of setbacks, had been forced into prostitution.
È l'amor che mi rovinaÈ l'amor che mi rovina · 1951
È l'amor che mi rovina
8.01951
MovieCrimeComedy
A naive clerk finds himself involved in the theft of a ring containing a dangerous liquid.
Flatfoot in Hong KongFlatfoot in Hong Kong · 1975
Flatfoot in Hong Kong
6.21975
MovieActionComedy
Inspector Rizzo is accused of drug trafficking. In order to clear his name he has to find out who is the person, from a Mafia ring, who has infiltrated his police department.
Sue MeSue Me · 1985
Sue Me
4.91985
MovieComedy
Judge Pennisi deals with a lot of citizens every day, some of them criminals, but almost always ordinary people, suffering from a wide range of problems.
Double MurderDouble Murder · 1977
Double Murder
3.51977
MovieDramaThriller
Detective Baldassarre spends his forced exile sorting criminal records. He gets a chance to return to the line of fire when two people, an aristocrat and a worker are struck by lightning inside a fancy mansion. The incident would be relegated to freak accidents, but Baldassare's attention is drawn to the strangeness of the events and he begins to investigate.

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