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.
Birthday: November 14, 1932
Death: September 23, 2013
April 17, 1972
February 27, 1978
March 05, 1984
June 09, 2006
January 01, 1963
June 07, 1959
January 01, 1965
November 02, 1987
September 10, 1964
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January 09, 1974
January 01, 1981
March 25, 1984
February 23, 1981
May 18, 2012
January 01, 1990
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July 01, 1983
April 17, 2009
October 22, 1962
January 06, 1994
January 01, 1987
August 24, 1992
November 28, 1963
August 21, 1971
December 11, 1978
May 09, 1983
October 24, 1983