Witold Leszczyński

August 16, 1933 — Łódź, Polska

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.

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The Linnet

1982

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The Man Who Thought Life

1969

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Axiliad

1986

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Matthew's Days

1968

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Full Moon

1979

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Portrait of a Man with a Medallion

1959

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Personal Search

1973

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Stary człowiek i pies

2008