Geo Saizescu

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Geo Saizescu

Directing November 14, 1932

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 betw…

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Blackmail

Blackmail

7.1 1981 Movie
Bucharest Identity Card

Bucharest Identity Card

7.7 1982 Movie
A Bomb Was Stolen

A Bomb Was Stolen

5.9 1962 Movie
Păcală

Păcală

7.1 1974 Movie
Doi vecini

Doi vecini

7.8 1959 Movie
The Secret of Bacchus

The Secret of Bacchus

7.8 1984 Movie
Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family

Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family

6.7 1972 Movie
Iubire Elenă

Iubire Elenă

8.0 2012 Movie
Escapada

Escapada

7.0 1983 Movie
I, You, and Ovidiu

I, You, and Ovidiu

5.7 1978 Movie
Păcală se întoarce

Păcală se întoarce

7.3 2006 Movie
The Extras

The Extras

8.2 1987 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2012
    Iubire Elenă

    Movie Director

  2. 2009
    One second of life

    Movie The Neighbour #1

  3. 2006
    Păcală se întoarce

    Movie

  4. 1994
    The Second Fall of Constantinople

    Movie Vasiliade

  5. 1994
    Călătorie de neuitat

    TV show Director

  6. 1992
    The Telephone

    Movie

  7. 1990
    Harababura

    Movie

  8. 1987
    Secretul lui Nemesis

    Movie

  9. 1987
    The Extras

    Movie

  10. 1985
    Repeated Wedding

    Movie

  11. 1984
    The Migrant Birds Are Coming

    Movie Foto Bujor

  12. 1984
    The Secret of Bacchus

    Movie Ieronim Stâncă

  13. 1983
    Căruța cu mere

    Movie Pretor

  14. 1983
    On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube

    Movie Teodor 'Bobby' Davidescu

  15. 1983
    Escapada

    Movie

  16. 1982
    Bucharest Identity Card

    Movie Avocatul

More credits
  1. 1981
    Blackmail

    Movie Simion

  2. 1981
    I have an Idea

    Movie

  3. 1981
    Hurry Slowly

    Movie

  4. 1980
    The Pale Light of Sorrow

    Movie

  5. 1978
    Together Again

    Movie Lambru

  6. 1978
    I, You, and Ovidiu

    Movie Director

  7. 1974
    Păcală

    Movie The Judge

  8. 1972
    Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family

    Movie The Bizarro

  9. 1971
    The Siege

    Movie Catul Georgescu

  10. 1968
    The Saturday Night Dance

    Movie Director

  11. 1965
    At the Gates of Earth

    Movie Director

  12. 1964
    Love at Zero Degrees

    Movie Director

  13. 1963
    Your Part of the Blame

    Movie The Tenor

  14. 1963
    A Midsummer Day's Smile

    Movie Director

  15. 1962
    Celebrul 702

    Movie

  16. 1962
    A Bomb Was Stolen

    Movie

  17. 1959
    Doi vecini

    Movie Director