Witold Leszczyński

Witold Leszczyński
Born (1933-08-16)16 August 1933
Łódź, Poland
Died 1 September 2007(2007-09-01) (aged 74)
Łódź, Poland
Occupation Film director
Screenwriter
Years active 1959-2007

Witold Leszczyński (16 August 1933 1 September 2007)[1] was a Polish film director and screenwriter. In 1967 he gaduated 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.[2]

The director died during the shoot of his film Stary człowiek i pies (The Old Man and the Dog) in 2007.

Filmography

References

  1. Witold Leszczyński at the Polish Internet Movie Database (Polish)
  2. Awards in 1986 Official website

External links

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