Known For
Directing
Born
Aug 16, 1933
Died
Sep 01, 2007
Place of Birth
Łódź, Polska
Credits
15 titles
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
Filmography
Stary człowiek i pies
Writer
After Season
First Assistant Director
Requiem
Director
Colossus
Screenplay
Axiliad
Director
The Linnet
Director
Full Moon
Director of Photography
Rekolekcje
Director
Personal Search
Director
The Man Who Thought Life
Director of Photography
Matthew's Days
Man in Car (uncredited)
New Year's Eve Adventure
Camera Operator
Mansarda
Assistant Director
A Game
Director
Portrait of a Man with a Medallion
Director