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    Geo Saizescu

    1932-11-14 (92 years old) in Prisăceaua, Mehedinţi, România

    Geo Saizescu (14 November 1932 – 23 September 2013) was a Romanian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He appeared in 22 films between 1963 and 2009 and directed 16 films between 1956 and 2012. He was born in Prisăceaua, Mehedinți County in 1932, the twelfth child of his parents; his father was a notary in the village. After his secondary studies at the Traian High School in Turnu Severin, he studied at the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) in Bucharest, film directing department, graduating in 1957. He made his directorial debut in 1956 with the film Aventurile bravului soldat Svejk; in 1958 he wrote the script and directed the film Doi vecini [ro]. In 2002 he was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank. He died at the age of 80 in Bucharest and was buried in the cemetery at Cernica Monastery [ro], in nearby Pantelimon. Saizescu was the founder of the Faculty of Arts at the Hyperion University [ro] in Bucharest; the faculty now bears his name. His son, Cătălin Saizescu [ro] (born in 1976) is an actor, film director, and producer.

    Movies

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    One second of life
    50 %|Apr 17, 2009
    Drama
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    Păcală se întoarce
    71 %|Jun 9, 2006
    Adventure, Comedy
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    The Second Fall of Constantinople
    63 %|Jan 6, 1994
    Comedy
    actor
    The Telephone
    60 %|Aug 24, 1992
    Comedy, Romance
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    Harababura
    60 %|Jan 1, 1990
    Comedy
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    Secretul lui Nemesis
    73 %|Nov 2, 1987
    Comedy
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    The Extras
    80 %|Jan 1, 1987
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    The Migrant Birds Are Coming
    70 %|Mar 25, 1984
    Comedy
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    The Secret of Bacchus
    74 %|Mar 5, 1984
    Action, Comedy
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    Căruța cu mere
    50 %|Oct 24, 1983
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    Escapada
    70 %|May 9, 1983
    Comedy
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    Bucharest Identity Card
    77 %|Jan 1, 1982
    Comedy
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    Blackmail
    70 %|Feb 23, 1981
    Thriller, Crime, Comedy
    actor
    I have an Idea
    50 %|Jan 1, 1981
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    Hurry Slowly
    78 %|Jan 1, 1981
    Comedy
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    Together Again
    67 %|Dec 11, 1978
    Drama
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    Păcală
    78 %|Jan 9, 1974
    Comedy
    actor
    Asediul
    48 %|Aug 21, 1971
    Drama
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    Your Part of the Blame
    73 %|Nov 28, 1963
    Comedy
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    Celebrul 702
    70 %|Oct 22, 1962
    Comedy
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    A Bomb Was Stolen
    55 %|Jan 23, 1962
    Science Fiction, Comedy, Fantasy

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