Geo Saizescu

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.

• 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

• 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)

• A Bomb Was Stolen (1961) • The Pale Light of Sorrow (1981)

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