The Firemen's Ball
“A colorful comedy, in which people dance, steal and extinguish the fire.”
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
Known for
Black Peter
Loves of a Blonde
Josef Šebánek
Committee Member
Known for
Loves of a Blonde
František Debelka
Committee Member
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Josef Valnoha
Committee Member
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Ladislav Adam
Committee Member
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Hvězda
Vratislav Čermák
Committee Member
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Václav Novotný
Committee Member
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František Paska
Committee Member
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František Reinstein
Committee Member
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Josef Řehořek
Committee Member
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J. Řeháček
Commitee Member
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Josef Kolb
Josef
Known for
Loves of a Blonde
Miloš Forman Director · Ivan Passer Screenplay Jaroslav Papoušek Screenplay
United States release September 29, 1968 · Produced in XC, Italy, Czechia · Production Carlo Ponti Cinematografica, Barrandov Studios
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Carlo Ponti Cinematografica
Production
Barrandov Studios
Studio · Production
XC · Italy · Czechia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Hoří, má panenko
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · December 15, 1967
Theatrical
United States · September 29, 1968
Theatrical
Austria
March 27, 2017 · Digital
Finland
April 18, 1969 · Theatrical
France
June 15, 1978 · Theatrical
February 23, 2005 · Physical · DVD
February 1, 2020 · Digital · VOD
April 7, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Greece
December 15, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
October 12, 2015 · Physical · Blu ray
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