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).

Top Cast

Jerzy Turek

Pogorzelski of Krzywda

Kazimierz Rudzki

Author

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Jerzy Wasowski

Bishop

Cezary Julski

Blacksmith

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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)