Geo Saizescu
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.
Geo Saizescu

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- Name
- Geo Saizescu
- Birth Name
- Gheorghe Saizescu
- Born
- 14 November 1932
- Birthplace
- Prisăceaua, Mehedinți County, Romania
- Died
- 23 September 2013
- Place of death
- Bucharest, Romania
- Education
- Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film
- Occupation
- Actor, film director
- Awards
- National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank
- Nationality
- Romania
- Languages
- Romanian
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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.
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Biography
Biography
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. 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, in nearby Pantelimon. Saizescu was the founder of the Faculty of Arts at the Hyperion University in Bucharest; the faculty now bears his name.

Romanian actor-politician Dem Rădulescu filming on Geo Saizescu's sex comedy, Harababura.
Victor Stroe · Cinema 10/1990

Romanian actors Dem Rădulescu, Sebastian Papaiani, Vasilica Tastaman in a film still for Geo Saizescu's Tonight We'll Dance at Home.
Anonymous Unknown author · Cinema 5/1972
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Geo Saizescu • Birth Name — Gheorghe Saizescu • Born — 14 November 1932 • Birthplace — Prisăceaua, Mehedinți County, Romania • Died — 23 September 2013 • Place of death — Bucharest, Romania • Resting Place — Cernica Monastery, Pantelimon, Ilfov • Education — Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film • Occupation — Actor, film director • Years Active — 1956–2012 • Children — Cătălin Saizescu • Awards — National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Doi vecini (1959) • Un surîs în plină vară (1964) • La porțile pămîntului (1966) • Balul de sîmbătă seara (1968) • Tonight We'll Dance at Home (1972) • Păcală (film) (1974) • Eu, tu, și... Ovidiu (1978) • Șantaj (1981) • Grăbește-te încet (1982) • The Secret of Bacchus (1984) • Sosesc păsările călătoare (1985) • Secretul lui Nemesis (1987) • Harababura (1991) • Păcală se întoarce (2006) • Iubire elenă (2012)
Acting
Acting
• A Bomb Was Stolen (1961) • The Pale Light of Sorrow (1981)
Identity
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Geo Saizescu is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded with the occupation screenwriter. Recorded with the occupation actor. Recorded as film director, actor and screenwriter.
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Geo Saizescu died in 2013 at Bucharest.
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