Witold Leszczyński
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 16, 1933
- Place of birth
- Łódź, Polska
- Died
- September 1, 2007
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.
Movies with Witold Leszczyński
- Matthew's Days 1968 · ★ 6.3
Movies directed by Witold Leszczyński
- The Linnet 1982 · ★ 6.7
- Axiliad 1986 · ★ 6.8
- Matthew's Days 1968 · ★ 6.3
- Personal Search 1973 · ★ 5.2
- Portrait of a Man with a Medallion 1959 · ★ 6.0
- Colossus 1993 · ★ 5.7
- Stary człowiek i pies 2008 · ★ 5.7
- Requiem 2001 · ★ 6.5
- A Game 1961 · ★ 7.0
- Rekolekcje 1978 · ★ 9.0