Krzysztof Krauze (2 April 1953 – 24 December 2014) was a Polish film director, cinematographer and actor, best known for his thriller The Debt (1999). Life and career Krauze was born in Warsaw and completed his cinematography studies at the National Film School in Łódź in the 1970s. He left Poland in 1980, but returned in 1983. In the 1980s and early 1990s he worked for various production studios in Poland. In 1997 he was named "Man of the Year" by the Polish magazine Życie. He also acted in several films by other Polish directors. Death Krauze was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006, and died on 24 December 2014, aged 61. Filmography 1976: Pierwsze kroki 1977: Symetrie 1978: Elementarz 1979: Dwa listy 1979: Deklinacja 1981: Praktyczne wskazówki dla zbieraczy motyli 1981: Dzień kobiet 1984: Jest 1984: Robactwo 1988: Nowy Jork, czwarta rano 1993: Nauka na całe życie 1994: Kontrwywiad 1994: Nauka trzech narodów 1994: Spadł, umarł, utonął 1994: Ogrody Tadeusza Reichsteina 1996: Departament IV 1996: Gry uliczne 1997: Fotoamator 1997: Stan zapalny 1999: Dług 2000: Wielkie rzeczy 2004: Mój Nikifor 2006: Plac Zbawiciela 2013: Papusza References External links Polish news 1953 births 2014 deaths Polish film directors Polish male actors Polish cinematographers Film people from Warsaw Deaths from prostate cancer Deaths from cancer in Poland