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- Jan VostrčilHead of Committee
- Josef ŠebánekCommittee Member 2
- Josef ValnohaCommittee Member
- Josef KolbJosef
- Stanislav HolubecKarel
- Josef RehorekClen plesového výboru
- Josef KutálekLudva
- Vratislav CermákClen plesového výboru
- Jan StöcklRetired Fire Chief
- Václav NovotnýClen plesového výboru
- Frantisek DebelkaClen plesového výboru
- Frantisek PaskaClen plesového výboru
The Firemen's Ball (1967) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Firemen's Ball (or Fireman's Ball; Czech: Hoří, Má Panenko - "Fire, My Lady") is a 1967 Czechoslovak New Wave satirical comedy directed by Miloš Forman. It is set at the annual ball of a small town's volunteer fire department, and the plot portrays a series of disasters that occur during the evening. The film uses few professional ...
The Firemen's Ball: Directed by Milos Forman. With Jan Vostrcil, Josef Sebánek, Josef Valnoha, Frantisek Debelka. A volunteer fire department throws a party for their former boss with the whole town invited, but nothing goes as planned.
The aging firemen's brigade decides to honor one of their long-standing members with a golden hatchet because he is dying of cancer. The hatchet will be awarded to him during a ball that includes a live band, an auction, and a beauty contest.
- Milo¿ Forman, Jaroslav Papou¿Ek
- Václav Stöckel
A milestone of the Czech New Wave, Milos Forman’s first color film The Firemen’s Ball (Horí, má panenko) is both a dazzling comedy and a provocative political satire. A hilarious saga of good intentions confounded, the story chronicles a firemen’s ball where nothing goes right—from a beauty pageant whose reluctant participants ...
- Head of Committee
Jaroslav Papoušek. Screenplay. Václav Šašek. Story. 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.
A group of firemen at a station in a nondescript town somewhere in (still Communist) Czechoslovakia decides to honor its retiring chief at the upcoming firemen's ball. The planning committee for dance is hoping to put on a good dance, livening things up with a few small innovations.