Witold Leszczyński (16 August 1933 – 1 September 2007) was a Polish

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and

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. In 1967 he graduated from the

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. He directed over thirty films between 1959 and 2007. Most known for ''Żywot Mateusza'' (''Matthew's Days'') based on a novel by Norwegian writer

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, ''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

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in 1986.Awards in 1986
Official website The director died during the shoot of his film ''Stary człowiek i pies'' (''The Old Man and the Dog'') in 2007.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (2001) * '' Koloss'' (1993) * '' Siekierezada'' (1986) * ''

Konopielka ''Konopielka'' is a 1982 Polish drama film directed by Witold Leszczyński.Jan Lewandowski. 100 filmów polskich. Videograf II // 2004 Cast * Krzysztof Majchrzak − Kaziuk Bartoszewicz * Anna Seniuk − Handzia * Joanna Sienkiewicz − Nau ...

'' (1982) * '' Przemysłowy Instytut Elektroniki '78'' (1978) * '' Rekolekcje'' (1978) * '' Rewizja osobista'' (1973) * '' Qu'est-ce qui fait courir Jacky?'' (1969) * ''

Żywot Mateusza ''Matthew's Days'' () is a 1968 Polish drama film directed by Witold Leszczyński. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The film was also selected as t ...

'' (1968) * '' Zabawa'' (1961) * '' Skowronek'' (1960) * '' Portret mężczyzny z medalionem'' (1959)

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