FILM DIRECTOR

Sergiu Nicolaescu

1930 - 2013

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Sergiu Florin Nicolaescu (Romanian: [ˈserd͡ʒju floˈrin nikolaˈesku]; 13 April 1930 – 3 January 2013) was a Romanian film director, actor and politician. He was best known for his historical films, such as Mihai Viteazul (1970, released in English both under the equivalent title Michael the Brave and also as The Last Crusade), Dacii (1966, Les Guerriers), Războiul Independenței (1977, War of Independence), as well as for his series of thrillers that take place in the interwar Kingdom of Romania, such as Un comisar acuză (1973, A Police Inspector Calls). Joanna Pacuła starred in his film The Last Night of Love in 1980 before eventually emigrating to the United States, where she went on to a very successful career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sergiu Nicolaescu is the 429th most popular film director (down from 414th in 2019), the 154th most popular biography from Romania (down from 141st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sergiu Nicolaescu ranks 429 out of 2,041. Before him are Bo Widerberg, Sofia Coppola, J. Lee Thompson, Michael Apted, Mikio Naruse, and Richard Boleslawski. After him are Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Zack Snyder, Harold Prince, Walter Lantz, Andrew V. McLaglen, and Assi Dayan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Sergiu Nicolaescu ranks 174. Before him are Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, Harold Bloom, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Bo Widerberg, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, and Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. After him are Pyotr Bolotnikov, Katherine Jackson, Julián Herranz Casado, Leslie Manigat, Chus Lampreave, and Károly Grósz. Among people deceased in 2013, Sergiu Nicolaescu ranks 130. Before him are Tuncel Kurtiz, Nguyễn Khánh, Sergei Belov, Alvin Lee, Marcel Reich-Ranicki, and Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti. After him are Harry Reems, Pyotr Bolotnikov, Karen Black, Jacques Vergès, Colin Wilson, and Bernadette Lafont.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Sergiu Nicolaescu ranks 154 out of 844. Before him are Dudu Georgescu (1950), Michael II Apafi (1676), Nicolae Kovács (1911), Helmuth Duckadam (1959), Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (1916), and Marcel Ciolacu (1967). After him are Vladislav I of Wallachia (1325), Victor Stănculescu (1928), Stephen Pongracz (1582), Constantin Sănătescu (1885), Gheorghe Popescu (1967), and Ion I. C. Brătianu (1864).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Romania

Among film directors born in Romania, Sergiu Nicolaescu ranks 2. Before him are Jean Negulesco (1900). After him are Cristian Mungiu (1968), András Kovács (1925), Radu Mihăileanu (1958), Liviu Ciulei (1923), Cristi Puiu (1967), Radu Jude (1977), Corneliu Porumboiu (1975), Călin Peter Netzer (1975), and Adina Pintilie (1980).

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