Witold Leszczyński

Birthday: 1933-08-16
Deathday: 2007-09-01
Birthplace: Łódź, Polska
Gender: Male

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.

Credits

Year Title
2008-11-20 Stary człowiek i pies
2001-10-12 Requiem
1993-09-24 Colossus
1986-10-13 Axiliad
1982-09-13 The Linnet
1978-04-03 Rekolekcje
1973-03-20 Personal Search
1968-02-16 Matthew's Days
1961-09-25 A Game
1959-09-25 Portrait of a Man with a Medallion