Witold Leszczyński
Directing
- Born
- August 16, 1933 · Łódź, Polska
- Died
- September 1, 2007 (age 74)
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.
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The director died during the shoot of his film Stary człowiek i pies (The Old Man and the Dog) in 2007.
Known for
The Linnet
September 13, 1982
The Man Who Thought Life
May 9, 1969
Axiliad
October 13, 1986
Matthew's Days
February 16, 1968
Personal Search
March 20, 1973
Portrait of a Man with a Medallion
September 25, 1959
After Season
March 31, 2006
Full Moon
November 13, 1979
Stary człowiek i pies
November 20, 2008
Requiem
October 12, 2001
Rekolekcje
April 3, 1978
New Year's Eve Adventure
December 30, 1963
Behind the camera15
- 2008Stary człowiek i pies Writer, Director
- 2006After Season First Assistant Director
- 2001Requiem Director
- 1993Colossus Director, Screenplay
- 1986Axiliad Director, Screenplay
- 1982The Linnet Director, Screenplay
- 1979Full Moon Director of Photography
- 1978Rekolekcje Director, Screenplay, Dialogue
- 1973Personal Search Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
- 1969The Man Who Thought Life