The Firemen's Ball (1967)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | cs |
| Popularity | 7.458 |
Directed By
Miloš Forman
Crew
Miloš Forman
Carlo Ponti
Zdena Šnajdarová
Marie Beránková
Jiří Kučera
Sláva Kunst
Emilie Fišarová
Jitka Šulcová
Václav Kliegel
Rudolf Hammer
Jaroslav Solnička
Zdeněk Polák
Pavla Marková
Ivan Passer
Eduard Kadeřábek
Karel Vlach
Miloš Forman
Jaroslav Papoušek
Štěpán Koníček
Jaroslav Papoušek
Rudolf Hájek
Karel Mareš
Vladimír Bor
Václav Šašek
František Jaderník
Jiří Kotlář
Jindřich Bauer
Karel Černý
Vladimír Mácha
Miroslav Hájek
Adolf Böhm
Miroslav Ondříček
Václav Šašek
Rudolf Hájek
Zdena Šnajdarová
TOP CAST
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
Antonín Blažejovský
Standa
Josef Kutálek
Ludva
Stanislav Holubec
Karel
Alena Květová
Růženka
Ivana Freiburgová
Miss Contest Nominee
Marie Slívová
Miss Contestant
V. Bartošová
Miss Contest Nominee
V. Janusová
Miss Contest Nominee
E. Šnajdrová
Miss Contest Nominee
Hana Kuberová
Miss Contestant
Miluše Zelená
Miss Contestant
Anna Liepoldová
Marie
Jiří Líbal
Rescuer
Marie Kovářová
Wife
Jarmila Kuchařová
Wife
Hana Hanusová
Miss Contestant
Stanislav Dytrich
Waiter
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