The Firemen's Ball (1967)

12/15/1967 (XC) • 1h 13m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jan Vostrčil

Head of Committee

Josef Šebánek

Committee Member

František Debelka

Committee Member

Josef Valnoha

Committee Member

Ladislav Adam

Committee Member

Vratislav Čermák

Committee Member

Václav Novotný

Committee Member

František Paska

Committee Member

František Reinstein

Committee Member


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Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

small town

dark comedy

czechoslovakia

political satire

czech new wave

communist era

joyful

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