27 Facts About Sergiu Nicolaescu

Sergiu Nicolaescu was best known for his historical films, such as Mihai Viteazul, Dacii, Razboiul Independentei, as well as for his series of thrillers that take place in the interwar Kingdom of Romania, such as Un comisar acuza.

Sergiu Nicolaescu's father was Nicola Pantilimon, an Aromanian who emigrated from Macedonia to Oltenia.

Sergiu Nicolaescu graduated from the Politehnica University of Bucharest as a mechanical engineer.

Sergiu Nicolaescu was hard-working, well-organized, curious, intelligent and keen of learning.

Sergiu Nicolaescu was considered during his lifetime, as he is, the most popular, loved and prolific Romanian movie director.

Sergiu Nicolaescu continued his film-making career by both directing a large number of movies and starring in many of his own films.

Sergiu Nicolaescu was able, throughout his career, to select the best actors available for the characters they had to portray.

Sergiu Nicolaescu produced impeccable renderings of the historical battles and costumes.

For instance, when making Mihai Viteazul, Sergiu Nicolaescu successfully managed a 5,000-member crew, actors and extras and, despite the obvious technical limitations of the communication means in the 1970s, he imposed a strict discipline during filming of every cannon fire and every attack scene, thus helping everything to fall in place under his unique order.

Sergiu Nicolaescu documented his historical movies meticulously, to this end seeking the advice of military consultants and distinguished historians of the Romanian Academy.

At that time Sergiu Nicolaescu was 50 years old and its boxing matches and the hits during this movie are real and against strong opponents.

Sergiu Nicolaescu started his political career during the 1989 Romanian Revolution.

Sergiu Nicolaescu participated actively at the Romanian Revolution and his appearance and speech during the Revolution brought about coherence and clarity to the people who listened.

Sergiu Nicolaescu called for calm, and asked the crowd to listen to and support Ion Iliescu.

Sergiu Nicolaescu left the party in April 2011, and then rejoined it after only two days.

In 2005 Sergiu Nicolaescu declared in an interview that he was not happy with his decision of going into politics.

Sergiu Nicolaescu felt that the politics took too much from his precious time and because of that he was not able to do as many films as before the Revolution.

Sergiu Nicolaescu said that as a young boy, he practiced many sports like athletics, equestrianism, boxing, shooting, and rugby.

Sergiu Nicolaescu explained this by saying that he liked the former Steaua legends Gheorghe Hagi, Laszlo Boloni and Dan Petrescu more than Dinamo's players.

Sergiu Nicolaescu declared in the same interview that he liked Ripensia Timisoara and Universitatea Craiova in their glory days, but not as much as Steaua.

Sergiu Nicolaescu did not have children and this was his main regret.

Sergiu Nicolaescu had been diagnosed since 2000 with diverticulitis, a benign and chronic digestive condition that was acting up every couple of years.

Sergiu Nicolaescu had to learn how to walk, speak and write again, and he successfully managed to do it after 3 months of intense physiotherapy and neurological exercise.

Sergiu Nicolaescu maintained intact his huge passion for filmmaking until the end of his life.

Sergiu Nicolaescu complained of pain in the lower abdomen and loss of appetite.

Sergiu Nicolaescu entered into cardiac arrest on 3 January 2013, and could not be resuscitated by the hospital staff.

Sergiu Nicolaescu's body was cremated on 5 January 2013, according to his wishes.