I Am Burning!
1968
27 minutes
Overview
Ja gorę! tells the story of a Pogorzelski nobleman who settles in a ruined castle in Samsonów, determined to restore it, only to be haunted by the ghost of its former owner. A parody of gothic horror literature and cinema, the short is based on a tale by Henryk Rzewuski and was produced as part of the Polish television series Opowieści niezwykłe (1967–1968).
Top Cast
Jerzy Turek
Pogorzelski of Krzywda
Kazimierz Rudzki
Author
Jerzy Wasowski
Bishop
Cezary Julski
Blacksmith
Krystyna Kołodziejczyk
Maryśka
Roman Kosierkiewicz
Bishop's Chaplain
Marian Opania
Walek
Wojciech Zagórski
Pogorzelski's Servant
Władysław Hańcza
Wilibald Zatorski's Ghost (voice) (uncredited)
Adam Perzyk
Bishop's Butler (uncredited)