Sergiu Nicolaescu

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Sergiu Nicolaescu
Nicolaescu in May 1982
Born	Sergiu Florin Nicolaescu (1930-04-13)13 April 1930 Târgu Jiu, Kingdom of Romania
Died	3 January 2013(2013-01-03) (aged 82) Bucharest, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Alma mater	Politehnica University of Bucharest
Occupations	Film director actor politician
Years active	1962–2013
Website
Senator of Romania
In office 1990–2012
Personal details
Political party	Social Democratic Party (since 2001)
Other political affiliations	Romanian Communist Party (Before 1989) National Salvation Front (1989–1992) Democratic National Salvation Front (1992–1993) Party of Social Democracy in Romania (1993–2001)

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 Ultima noapte de dragoste [ro] (The Last Night of Love) in 1980 before eventually emigrating to the United States, where she went on to a very successful career.^[1]