The Firemen's Ball
(1967)
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The Firemen's Ball
(1967)
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Jan Vostrcil | ... |
Head of Committee
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Josef Sebánek | ... |
Committee Member #2
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Josef Valnoha | ... |
Committee Member
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Frantisek Debelka | ... |
Committee Member #1
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Josef Kolb | ... |
Josef
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Jan Stöckl | ... |
Retired Fire Chief
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Vratislav Cermák | ... |
Committee Member
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Josef Rehorek | ... |
Committee Member #4
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Václav Novotný | ... |
Committee Member
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Frantisek Reinstein | ... |
Committee Member
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Frantisek Paska | ... |
Committee Member
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Stanislav Holubec | ... |
Karel
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Josef Kutálek | ... |
Ludva
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Frantisek Svet | ... |
Old Man
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Ladislav Adam | ... |
Committee Member
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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. 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 nor particularly beautiful. Written by Mattias Thuresson
The Fireman's Ball was a very interesting film from director Milos Forman. I personally prefer Amadeus and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but I was surprised at how good The Fireman's Ball was. My only real problem is the length, if anything I wished the film was longer.
That said, it is very well made with a realistic setting and superb editing. Forman directs wonderfully, the script is deep and funny and the story changing from gently mocking small-town manners to a blazing allegorical satire on the incompetence of the rulers drew me right in. The pace was taut, there are many details to be admired not just with the ball but with the satire and politics too and the acting is great.
All in all, a very interesting film but not the career-best film from a talented director such as Forman. It is still worth a watch though, and works on repeat viewings. 8/10 Bethany Cox