Sergiu Nicolaescu
Directing
Born April 13, 1930 in Târgu-Jiu, Gorj, Romania
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), Razboiul 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 Ultima noapte de dragoste (The Last Night of Love) in 1979 before eventually emigrating to the U.S. where she went on to very successful career.
Filmography
Pistruiatul 2: Ascunzișuri
Andrei
30 Years of Democracy
Self (archive footage)
Wolf
Old man
Ultimul Corupt din Romania
Poker
Carol I
Carol I al României
The Survivor
Comisarul Moldovan
15
L'homme pressé
Hilarion de Bois Rose
Orient Express
Andrei Morudzi
The Death Triangle
Gral. Averescu
Mirror
High schoolers on alert
The Crown of Fire
Capt. Gorun
Proud Heritage
François Villon: The Maverick Poet
The Gold Diggers
Ciuleandra
The Last Assault
General Marinescu
The Ring
Tudor Andrei
Dangerous Turn
Col. Andrei Petria
William the Conqueror
The Encounter
Filip
Mercenaries' Trap
Major Andrei
The Duel
Comisarul Moldovan
Last Night of Love
Lawyer / Major Nicolau
Michael, the Dog That Sang
Uncle Marin, the Billionaire
Uncertain Roads
Dobre
Revenge
Tudor Moldovan
Expresul de Buftea
(archive footage)
For Motherland
King Carol of Romania
Accident
Maiorul Petria
The Redhead
Recruiting Centre Sentry
The Punishment
Procurorul Tudor Marian
Hot Days
Mihai Coman
Lockruf des Goldes
The Immortals
Capitanul Andrei
A Police Inspector Calls
Tudor Moldovan
The Revenge
Hall-Raffy
The Freckled Boy
Andrei
The Last Bullet
Comisarul Miclovan
With Clean Hands
Tudor Miclovan
Felix and Otilia
Leonida Pascalopol
Then I Sentenced Them All to Death
Colonel von Eck
Love Begins on Friday
Mihai Vișan
The Sea Wolf
Kapitän Raffy
Michael the Brave
Ottoman Vizier Selim Pasha
The Prairie
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
The Fight for Rome
The Dacians
Marcus
Shells Have Never Spoken