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The Firemen's Ball

Movie
1967
1h 13m
Czech
Comedy
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.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.5
IMDB
The Firemen's Ball (1967) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
86

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Jan Vostril
Head of Committee
Josef ebnek
Committee Member
Frantiek Debelka
Committee Member
Josef Valnoha
Committee Member
Ladislav Adam
Committee Member
Vratislav ermk
Committee Member
Vclav Novotn
Committee Member
Frantiek Paska
Committee Member
Frantiek Reinstein
Committee Member
Josef ehoek
Committee Member
J ehek
Commitee Member
Milada Jekov
Josef's Wife
Jan Stckl
Retired Fire Chief
Ivana Freiburgov
Miss Contest Nominee
Marie Slvov
Miss Contestant
V Bartoov
Miss Contest Nominee
V Janusov
Miss Contest Nominee
E najdrov
Miss Contest Nominee
Directed By: Miloš Forman
Written By: Miloš Forman (Screenplay), Ivan Passer (Screenplay), + 2 more

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FredKruger says...
7 years ago
The ambience is just right. But the way the story moves is not smooth to me. It takes me quite a while to be convinced who the retiree is. The film promises more than it delivers. Many of the bombs fail to detonate. Each character is never fully persuasive. You are aware they are acting. Anyway, the FIRST fire does impress me. You can tick this one off the 1000 movies to be seen before you die list. Yes, it is there in that book, at least the edition with Indiana Jones on the cover.
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confiq says...
12 years ago
This movie was banned in Czech. Milos FTW
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Saint Pauly says...
4 years ago
Slavic-day Night Live... _The Firemen's Ball_ is a series of comedic skits which vary in degree of humor and of which only only is steeped in cringe. Not bad, considering it's a 1967 Czech film.
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Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
The original title of the film is Horí, má panenko.
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