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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Stary człowiek i pies
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2008
Stary człowiek i pies
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2008
After Season
Role: First Assistant Director
MOVIE • 2006
Requiem
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2001
Colossus
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1993
Colossus
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1993
Axiliad
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1986
Axiliad
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1986
The Linnet
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1982
The Linnet
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1982
Full Moon
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 1979
Rekolekcje
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1978
Rekolekcje
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1978
Rekolekcje
Role: Dialogue
MOVIE • 1978
Personal Search
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1973
Personal Search
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1973
Personal Search
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 1973
The Man Who Thought Life
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 1969
Matthew's Days
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1968
Matthew's Days
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1968