I Am Burning!
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I Am Burning!

7.9 / 10 1968 27mNR Polish
ComedyTV MovieFantasy

Storyline

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).

Cast & Crew

Jerzy Turek

Jerzy Turek

Pogorzelski of Krzywda

Lead
Kazimierz Rudzki

Kazimierz Rudzki

Author

JW

Jerzy Wasowski

Bishop

Cezary Julski

Cezary Julski

Blacksmith

KK

Krystyna Kołodziejczyk

Maryśka

Roman Kosierkiewicz

Roman Kosierkiewicz

Bishop's Chaplain

Marian Opania

Marian Opania

Walek

Wojciech Zagórski

Wojciech Zagórski

Pogorzelski's Servant

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Janusz Majewski's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. I Am Burning! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker