
Witold Leszczyński
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-08-16
Day of Death
2007-09-01 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Łódź, Polska
Witold Leszczyński
Biography
Witold Leszczyński (16 August 1933 – 1 September 2007) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. In 1967 he graduated from the National Film School in Łódź. He directed over thirty films between 1959 and 2007. Most known for Żywot Mateusza (Matthew's Days) based on a novel by Norwegian writer Tarjei Vesaas, Konopielka, adapted from the novel of Edward Redliński, Siekierezada based on a novel by Edward Stachura and many others films.
He received numerous awards, including Grand Prix at the Polish Film Festival in 1986.
The director died during the shoot of his film Stary człowiek i pies (The Old Man and the Dog) in 2007.
Known For
Acting
(1968)
Matthew's Days
as Man in Car (uncredited)
Crew
(2008)
Stary człowiek i pies
Writer, Director
(2006)
After Season
First Assistant Director
(2001)
Requiem
Director
(1993)
Colossus
Director, Screenplay
(1986)
Axiliad
Director, Screenplay
(1982)
The Linnet
Director, Screenplay
(1979)
Full Moon
Director of Photography
(1978)
Rekolekcje
Director, Screenplay, Dialogue
(1973)
Personal Search
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
(1969)
The Man Who Thought Life
Director of Photography
(1968)
Matthew's Days
Director, Screenplay
(1963)
Mansarda
Assistant Director
(1963)
New Year's Eve Adventure
Camera Operator
(1961)
A Game
Director
(1959)