The Firemen's Ball

Name: The Firemen's Ball
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1968-09-29
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Rating: 7.60
Cast: Frantisek Debelka, Josef Valnoha, Josef Sebánek, Jan Vostrcil

– In Milos Forman's satire on Communism set in a small Czechoslovakian town in the 1960s, the local fi..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 13 Minutes

Release Year:

1967

Original Name:

Hoří, má panenko

The Firemen's Ball (1967) - Also known as Hoří, má panenko

In Milos Forman's satire on Communism set in a small Czechoslovakian town in the 1960s, the local firemen decide to organize a ball, however the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. They plan to organize a beauty pageant at the ball, yet struggle tremendously to find enough pretty contestants. A lottery is planned for later in the evening, but the guests begin stealing the prizes. Then, inevitably, there is a fire in the town... It seems that whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.

Styles:

Dark Humor, Talky, Sincere, Satirical, Biting, Offbeat, Semi Serious, Witty, Humorous, Realistic

Story Timeline:

20th Century, 1960s

Producing Country:

Czechoslovakia, Italy

Filming Locations:

Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

Release Date:

29 Sep 1968

Language:

Czech

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Milos Forman

Story Written By:

Václav Sasek, Jaroslav Papousek, Milos Forman, Ivan Passer

Main Actors:

Frantisek Debelka, Josef Valnoha, Josef Sebánek, Jan Vostrcil

Plot:

The volunteer 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.

Production Company:

Cinema V

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

90%