The Firemen's Ball

The Firemen's Ball

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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.

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Jan Vostrčil

Head of Committee

Josef Šebánek

Committee Member

František Debelka

Committee Member

Josef Valnoha

Committee Member

Ladislav Adam

Committee Member

Vratislav Čermák

Committee Member

Václav Novotný

Committee Member

František Paska

Committee Member

František Reinstein

Committee Member

Josef Řehořek

Committee Member

J. Řeháček

Commitee Member

Josef Kolb

Josef

Milada Ježková

Josef's Wife

František Svět

Old Man

Jan Stöckl

Retired Fire Chief

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Release dateDec 15 1967

Runtime1 hour 13 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguageCzech

Production companiesFilmové studio Barrandov, Carlo Ponti Cinematografica

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