The Firemen's Ball
1967
1h 13min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
15 December 1967
Runtime
1h 13min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Czech
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov, Carlo Ponti Cinematografica
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
Olga Blechová
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
Miloslav Balcar
Marie Kovářová
Wife
Jarmila Kuchařová
Wife
Vlastimila Vlková
Hana Hanusová
Miss Contestant
Stanislav Dytrich
Waiter
F. Řehořková
M. Mejsnarová
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