Comedy ·TV Movie ·Fantasy · Poland · 1968 · 27m

I Am Burning!

Ja gorę!

I Am Burning! poster
Director
Janusz Majewski
Cast
Jerzy Turek as Pogorzelski of Krzywda Kazimierz Rudzki as Author Jerzy Wasowski as Bishop Cezary Julski as Blacksmith Krystyna Kołodziejczyk as Maryśka Roman Kosierkiewicz as Bishop's Chaplain
Crew
Tadeusz Wieżan — Director of Photography Tomira Matyjaszkiewicz — Editor Janusz Majewski — Screenplay Tadeusz Wybult — Production Design Jerzy Szeski — Costume Design
Synopsis

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).

Mood & Themes
castleghost19th centurywine drinking1830sdisembodied voiceghostly voice
Key Collaborators
Janusz Majewski Director Tadeusz Wieżan Director of Photography Tomira Matyjaszkiewicz Editor Janusz Majewski Screenplay Tadeusz Wybult Production Design Jerzy Szeski Costume Design
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