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The Firemen's Ball

Original title: Horí, má panenko
  • 19671967
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 13m
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7.4/10
11K
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The Firemen's Ball (1967)
ComedyDrama
A volunteer fire department throws a party for their former boss with the whole town invited, but nothing goes as planned.A volunteer fire department throws a party for their former boss with the whole town invited, but nothing goes as planned.A volunteer fire department throws a party for their former boss with the whole town invited, but nothing goes as planned.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
11K
YOUR RATING
    • Milos Forman
  • Writers
    • Milos Forman(screenplay)
    • Jaroslav Papousek(screenplay)
    • Ivan Passer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jan Vostrcil
    • Josef Sebánek
    • Josef Valnoha
    • Milos Forman
  • Writers
    • Milos Forman(screenplay)
    • Jaroslav Papousek(screenplay)
    • Ivan Passer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jan Vostrcil
    • Josef Sebánek
    • Josef Valnoha
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    • 49User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Jan Vostrcil
    Jan Vostrcil
    • Predseda plesového výboru
    Josef Sebánek
    Josef Sebánek
    • Clen plesového výboru
    Josef Valnoha
    • Clen plesového výboru
    Frantisek Debelka
    Frantisek Debelka
    • Clen plesového výboru
    Josef Rehorek
    • Clen plesového výboru
    Vratislav Cermák
    • Clen plesového výboru
    Jan Stöckl
    Jan Stöckl
    • Retired Fire Chief
    Václav Novotný
    • Clen plesového výboru
    Frantisek Reinstein
    • Clen plesového výboru
    Frantisek Paska
    • Clen plesového výboru
    Ladislav Adam
    • Clen plesového výboru
    Josef Kolb
    Josef Kolb
    • Josef
    Stanislav Holubec
    • Karel
    Frantisek Svet
    Frantisek Svet
    • deda Havelka
    Josef Kutálek
    • Ludva
    Antonín Blazejovský
    • Standa
    Alena Kvetová
    • Ruzenka
    Hana Hanusová
    • Jarka
      • Milos Forman
    • Writers
      • Milos Forman(screenplay)
      • Jaroslav Papousek(screenplay)
      • Ivan Passer(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      In spite of many claims the film was banned in Czechoslovakia by the communists in power at the time, it was not. It actually sold over 750,000 tickets in the country and was shown on state-controlled television in 1969.
    • Quotes

      Ball Emcee: Attention please! Attention please! I ask all the chosen candidates for the beauty contest, all these comrades, should come to the room behind the bar. I repeat: behind the bar!

    • Alternate versions
      In the United States, this film was shown in both subtitled and English-dubbed versions.
    • Connections
      Edited into CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      From Me to you
      (uncredited)

      Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

      Played by the band at the ball

    User reviews49

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    8/10
    Firemen having a ball
    The volunteer fire department in a small Czech town organizes a ball in a town hall with lottery and a beauty contest.They also plan to give a small fire axe as a 86- year old birthday gift to their honorary chairman who has a cancer (which he doesn't know).But things start going as wrong as they possibly could.Hori, Má Panenko (The Firemen's Ball) from 1967 is directed by Milos Forman.The other of its producers is Carlo Ponti.The movie uses mostly no real actors.The firemen are real firemen of the small town where it is set.But all of those people do a fine job.Jan Vostrcil plays Head of Committee.Josef Sebánek is Committee Member #2.Jan Stöckl is Retired Fire Chief.The movie has got some scenes to make you amused.It's most amusing when the man and the woman go under the table to play with each other.And when one of the beauty contestants takes off her clothes.Or when the old man starts walking towards the stage.This is the first film Forman shot in color.It is also the last film he made in his native Czechoslovakia.Then he went on to America to make some classics.
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    • Nov 12, 2010

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1968 (United States)
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Italy
      • Czech
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Restaurace Strelnice, Vrchlabí, Czech Republic
    • Production companies
      • Carlo Ponti Cinematografica
      • Filmové studio Barrandov
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 13 minutes
      • Mono

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