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The Firemen's Ball (1967)
Horí, má panenko (original title)

71 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -   29 September 1968 (USA)
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The fire department in a small town is having a big party when the ex-boss of the department celebrates his 86th birthday... See full summary »

Director:

Milos Forman

Writers:

Milos Forman (screenplay), Jaroslav Papousek (screenplay), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Jan Vostrcil, Josef Sebánek and Josef Valnoha
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jan Vostrcil Jan Vostrcil ...
Head of Committee
Josef Sebánek Josef Sebánek ...
Committee Member #2
Josef Valnoha Josef Valnoha ...
Committee Member
Frantisek Debelka Frantisek Debelka ...
Committee Member #1
Josef Kolb Josef Kolb ...
Josef
Jan Stöckl Jan Stöckl ...
Retired Fire Chief
Vratislav Cermák Vratislav Cermák ...
Committee Member
Josef Rehorek Josef Rehorek ...
Committee Member #4
Václav Novotný Václav Novotný ...
Committee Member
Frantisek Reinstein Frantisek Reinstein ...
Committee Member
Frantisek Paska Frantisek Paska ...
Committee Member
Stanislav Holubec Stanislav Holubec ...
Karel
Josef Kutálek Josef Kutálek ...
Ludva
Frantisek Svet Frantisek Svet ...
Old Man
Ladislav Adam Ladislav Adam ...
Committee Member
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Storyline

The fire department in a small town is having a big party when the ex-boss of the department celebrates his 86th birthday. The whole town is invited but things don't go as planned. Someone is stealing the prizes to the lottery and the candidates for the Miss Fire-Department beauty contest are neither willing or particularly beautiful. Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>  

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Plot Keywords:

Beauty Contest | Party | Fireman's Ball

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A Masterpiece from Czechoslovakia

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Czechoslovakia | Italy

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

¡Al fuego, bomberos! See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carlo Ponti Cinematografica, Filmové studio Barrandov See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Banned in 1968 by the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Sodankylä ikuisesti: Elokuvan vuosisata (#1.1)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"From Me to you"
(uncredited)
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Played by the band at the ball See more »