I Am Burning!

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).

Details

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)