Geo Saizescu

Born: 1932-11-14

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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Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family

as The Bizarro
Released: 1972-04-17

The main characters are two "Don Juans", professional "fiancees", who travel the country in...

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Your Part of the Blame

as The Tenor
Released: 1963-11-28

This movie follows the story of a young man - Mihai Brad, who works for a industrial plant. He...

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Căruța cu mere

as Pretor
Released: 1983-10-24

Romania in the year 1947: two years after the end of the second World War, the King (Mihai of...

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One second of life

as The Neighbour #1
Released: 2009-04-17

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On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube

as Teodor 'Bobby' Davidescu
Released: 1983-07-01

The search for a list of Nazi spies that had been hidden in the house of a widowed noblewoman.

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A Bomb Was Stolen

as uncredited
Released: 1962-01-23

A dialogue free Romanian science-fiction spy-comedy that draws upon farce, satire and surrealism...

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Secretul lui Nemesis

as uncredited
Released: 1987-11-02

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The Secret of Bacchus

as Ieronim Stâncă
Released: 1984-03-05

Victor, an incisive journalist, discovers a series of irregularities in a State farming...

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Bucharest Identity Card

as Avocatul
Released: 1982-01-01

A provincial young girl, a farming engineer, does not want to return to the countryside on...

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The Migrant Birds Are Coming

as Foto Bujor
Released: 1984-03-25

In the Barza village, people grew accustomed to see doctors leave with the migratory birds. With...

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Hurry Slowly

as uncredited
Released: 1981-01-01

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Celebrul 702

as uncredited
Released: 1962-10-22

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Păcală se întoarce

as uncredited
Released: 2006-06-09

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Păcală

as The Judge
Released: 1974-01-09

Pacala is an important hero in Romanian popular tradition. He is always making fun of everything...

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Harababura

as uncredited
Released: 1990-01-01

A few unrelated groups of people leave for vacation from Bucharest for the mountains. They meet...

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The Second Fall of Constantinople

as Vasiliade
Released: 1994-01-06

A romanian comedy from 1994

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The Extras

as uncredited
Released: 1987-01-01

After 1950, when the comunist regime is fully entrenched, some Bourgeois descendants have to...

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Escapada

as uncredited
Released: 1983-05-09

A bunch of comrades with ascending ranks from the same factory go on a illegal arranged hunting...

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Together Again

as Lambru
Released: 1978-12-11

An young agronomist insists to start using a new corn variety, but the collective farm chief is...

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Blackmail

as Simion
Released: 1981-02-23

A gang falsifies college degrees and sells them. They also help their careers, so that later...

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