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Geo Saizescu
Geo Saizescu
80 years (Nov 14, 1932 – Sep 23, 2013)
Prisăceaua, Mehedinţi, România
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Geo Saizescu passed away on September 23, 2013 at age 80.
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Geo Saizescu is best known for directing Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family, The Secret of Bacchus, Păcală.
How many movies has Geo Saizescu directed?
Over a 54-year career (since 1959), Geo Saizescu has directed or written 15 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Geo Saizescu's first movie?
The career of Geo Saizescu began with Doi vecini (1959).
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Geo Saizescu's most recent release is Iubire Elenă, which premiered on May 18, 2012.
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Geo Saizescu
Geo Saizescu
1932-11-14 · 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.

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