Krzysztof Krauze (2 April 1953-24 December 2014) was a Polish film director, screenwriter, photographer and cinematographer from Warsaw best known for his 1999 film thriller Debt.

Krauze was born in Warsaw. He finished cinematography studies at a 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 has also acted in several movies directed by other Polish directors.

He was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.

Filmography

• Papusza - 2013
• Plac Zbawiciela (Savior's Square) - 2006
• Do potomnego (To the Descendant) - 2004
• Mój Nikifor (My Nikifor) - 2004
• Wielkie rzeczy (Great Things) - 2000
• Dług (The Debt) - 1999
• Stan zapalny (Excited State)- 1997
• Fotoamator (Photo amateur)- 1997
• Gry uliczne (Street Games) - 1996
• Departament IV - 1996
• Ogrody Tadeusza Reichsteina (Gardens of Tadeusz Reichstein) - 1994
• Spadł, umarł, utonął (One fell, one died, one drowned) - 1994
• Nauka trzech narodów (Science of three nations) - 1994
• Kontrwywiad (Counterintelligence)- 1994
• Nauka na całe życie (A lesson for life) - 1993
• Nowy Jork, czwarta rano (New York, four in the morning) - 1988
• Robactwo (Bugs) - 1984
• Jest (Is) - 1984
• Dzień kobiet (Woman's day) - 1981
• Praktyczne wskazówki dla zbieraczy motyli (Practical advice for butterfly collectors) - 1981
• Deklinacja (Declination) - 1979
• Dwa listy (Two Letters) - 1979
• Elementarz (Schoolbook) - 1978
• Symetrie (Symmetries) - 1977
• Pierwsze kroki (First Steps) - 1976