Geo Saizescu

Directing Nov 14, 1932 Sep 23, 2013 (aged 81) 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.

25 Acting Credits

17 Crew Credits

Geo Saizescu

Acting

A Bomb Was Stolen

Bucharest Identity Card

Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family

The Secret of Bacchus

Păcală

Secretul lui Nemesis

Păcală se întoarce

Hurry Slowly

Blackmail

Repeated Wedding

Celebrul 702

I have an Idea

On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube

The Siege

Căruța cu mere

The Pale Light of Sorrow

The Second Fall of Constantinople

The Migrant Birds Are Coming

The Extras

Your Part of the Blame

Together Again

Escapada

Harababura

The Telephone

Crew

Tonight We'll Celebrate in the Family

The Secret of Bacchus

Păcală

Love at Zero Degrees

Păcală se întoarce

Secretul lui Nemesis

I, You, and Ovidiu

Hurry Slowly

Blackmail

A Midsummer Day's Smile

The Saturday Night Dance

Doi vecini