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The Firemen's Ball

The Firemen's Ball

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

19677.01h 13m

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.

Directed by Miloš Forman
Written by Miloš Forman, Jaroslav Papoušek, Ivan Passer
Produced by Carlo Ponti, Rudolf Hájek
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Top Cast

Jan Vostrčil

Jan Vostrčil

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Josef Šebánek

Committee Member

František Debelka

František Debelka

Committee Member

Josef Valnoha

Josef Valnoha

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Ladislav Adam

Committee Member

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Vratislav Čermák

Committee Member

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Václav Novotný

Committee Member

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František Paska

Committee Member

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František Reinstein

Committee Member

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Josef Řehořek

Committee Member

Themes & Keywords

small towndark comedyczechoslovakiapolitical satireczech new wavecommunist erajoyful

About The Firemen's Ball

The Firemen's Ball is a comedy film released in 1967 exploring themes of small town, dark comedy, czechoslovakia, political satire, czech new wave, communist era. Directed by Miloš Forman, it stars Jan Vostrčil, Josef Šebánek, František Debelka. 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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