The Firemen's Ball

The Firemen's Ball

73 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 15, 1967

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.

The Firemen's Ball

73 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 15, 1967

The Firemen's Ball
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Carlo Ponti Cinematografica, Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Hoří, má panenko
Directors Lilian Havlíčková, Milan Muchna, Jaroslav Papoušek, Miloš Forman
Writers Vladimír Bor, Jaroslav Papoušek, Ivan Passer, Miloš Forman

Cast

Jan Vostrčil

as Head of Committee

Josef Šebánek

as Committee Member

František Debelka

as Committee Member

Josef Valnoha

as Committee Member

Ladislav Adam

as Committee Member

Vratislav Čermák

as Committee Member

Václav Novotný

as Committee Member

František Paska

as Committee Member

František Reinstein

as Committee Member

Josef Řehořek

as Committee Member

J. Řeháček

as Commitee Member

Josef Kolb

as Josef

Milada Ježková

as Josef's Wife

František Svět

as Old Man

Jan Stöckl

as Retired Fire Chief

Josef Kutálek

as Ludva

Alena Květová

as Růženka

Ivana Freiburgová

as Miss Contest Nominee

Marie Slívová

as Miss Contestant

V. Bartošová

as Miss Contest Nominee

V. Janusová

as Miss Contest Nominee

E. Šnajdrová

as Miss Contest Nominee

Hana Kuberová

as Miss Contestant

Miluše Zelená

as Miss Contestant

Anna Liepoldová

as Marie

Jiří Líbal

as Rescuer

Hana Hanusová

as Miss Contestant

Stanislav Dytrich

as Waiter