The Firemen's Ball
1967 · TMDB 7.1 · Hoří, má panenko
Directed by Miloš Forman
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.
Why it matters
Milos Forman's Czech New Wave comedy about a small-town firemen's ball that collapses into petty corruption and farce.
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Released
- 1967-12-15
- Studio
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Language
- Czech
- TMDB score
- 7.1
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Key contributors
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Miloš Forman
Director
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Ivan Passer
Writer
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Jaroslav Papoušek
Writer
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Václav Šašek
Writer
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Jan Vostrčil
Head of Committee
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Josef Šebánek
Committee Member
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František Debelka
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Josef Valnoha
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Ladislav Adam
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Vratislav Čermák
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Václav Novotný
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František Paska
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