The Firemen's Ball

The Firemen's Ball

1967
1h 13m
7.1

7.1/10

247 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy

"A colorful comedy, in which people dance, steal and extinguish the fire."

Overview

The firemen of a provincial Czechoslovakian town throw a ball in honor of the old chief's retirement. There will be music and dancing, a beauty pageant and a raffle. The whole town will be in attendance. However, the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. Workplace injuries, stolen prizes, a shortage of pretty girls... and fire.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Filmové studio Barrandov Carlo Ponti Cinematografica
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia Italy
Spoken Languages
Czech

Keywords

small town dark comedy czechoslovakia political satire czech new wave communist era joyful

Quick Facts

Original Title Hoří, má panenko
Release Date December 15, 1967
Status Released
Language CS
IMDb ID tt0061781

Cast

Jan Vostrčil
Jan Vostrčil

Head of Committee

Josef Šebánek
Josef Šebánek

Committee Member

František Debelka
František Debelka

Committee Member

Josef Valnoha
Josef Valnoha

Committee Member

Ladislav Adam
Ladislav Adam

Committee Member

Vratislav Čermák
Vratislav Čermák

Committee Member

Václav Novotný
Václav Novotný

Committee Member

František Paska
František Paska

Committee Member

František Reinstein
František Reinstein

Committee Member

Josef Řehořek
Josef Řehořek

Committee Member

J. Řeháček
J. Řeháček

Commitee Member

Josef Kolb
Josef Kolb

Josef

Key Crew

Miloš Forman
Director
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Miloš Forman
Screenplay
Jaroslav Papoušek
Screenplay
Ivan Passer
Screenplay
Rudolf Hájek
Producer