Witold Leszczyński

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 Matthews 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