Witold Leszczyński

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1933-08-16

Deathday 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

Director

2008
2006
After Season

as First Assistant Director

2001
Requiem

as Director

1993
Colossus

as Director

1986
Axiliad

as Director

1982
The Linnet

as Director

1978
Rekolekcje

as Director

1973
Personal Search

as Director

1968
Matthew's Days

as Director

1963
Mansarda

as Assistant Director

1961
A Game

as Director

Writer

1993
Colossus

as Screenplay

1986
Axiliad

as Screenplay

1982
The Linnet

as Screenplay

1978
Rekolekcje

as Screenplay

1978
Rekolekcje

as Dialogue

1973
Personal Search

as Writer

1968
Matthew's Days

as Screenplay

Camera

1979
Full Moon

as Director of Photography

1969
The Man Who Thought Life

as Director of Photography

1963
New Year's Eve Adventure

as Camera Operator

Actor

1968
Matthew's Days

as Man in Car (uncredited)