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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sergiu Nicolaescu has received more than 156,135 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Sergiu Nicolaescu is the 414th most popular film director (down from 311th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Romania (down from 107th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sergiu Nicolaescu ranks 414 out of 2,041. Before him are André Téchiné, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Kon Ichikawa, Walter Ruttmann, Giuliano Montaldo, and Michel Gondry. After him are M. Night Shyamalan, J. J. Abrams, Aleksandar Petrović, Merian C. Cooper, Claude Zidi, and Bong Joon-ho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Sergiu Nicolaescu ranks 158. Before him are Viktor Tikhonov, José Águas, Anthony Steffen, Ilon Wikland, Giuliano Montaldo, and Jo Bonnier. After him are Carolyn Jones, Claude Bolling, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, Veljo Tormis, Bo Widerberg, and Chus Lampreave. Among people deceased in 2013, Sergiu Nicolaescu ranks 123. Before him are Pran, Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Tony Lip, Aslan Usoyan, Henning Larsen, and Dominique Venner. After him are Ali Kafi, Zao Wou-Ki, Édouard Molinaro, Jim Kelly, Emilio Pericoli, and Emilio Colombo.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Sergiu Nicolaescu ranks 141 out of 844. Before him are Manea Mănescu (1916), Bálint Bakfark (1507), Sándor Kőrösi Csoma (1784), Dora d'Istria (1828), Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde (1812), and Marthe Bibesco (1886). After him are Vazgen I (1908), Francis I Rákóczi (1645), István Bethlen (1874), Edward Luttwak (1942), János Arany (1817), and Traian Vuia (1872).

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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 András Kovács (1925), Cristian Mungiu (1968), Radu Mihăileanu (1958), Liviu Ciulei (1923), Cristi Puiu (1967), Radu Jude (1977), Corneliu Porumboiu (1975), Adina Pintilie (1980), and Călin Peter Netzer (1975).

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