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The Firemen's Ball
The Firemen's Ball

The Firemen's Ball

A colorful comedy, in which people dance, steal and extinguish the fire.

Genres

Comedy

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

73 mins

Rating

7.067/10

Release Date

15 December 1967

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Jan Vostrčil

Jan Vostrčil

Head of Committee

Josef Šebánek

Josef Šebánek

Committee Member

František Debelka

František Debelka

Committee Member

Josef Valnoha

Josef Valnoha

Committee Member

Ladislav Adam

Ladislav Adam

Committee Member

Vratislav Čermák

Vratislav Čermák

Committee Member

Václav Novotný

Václav Novotný

Committee Member

František Paska

František Paska

Committee Member

František Reinstein

František Reinstein

Committee Member

Josef Řehořek

Josef Řehořek

Committee Member

J. Řeháček

J. Řeháček

Commitee Member

Josef Kolb

Josef Kolb

Josef

Milada Ježková

Milada Ježková

Josef's Wife

František Svět

František Svět

Old Man

Jan Stöckl

Jan Stöckl

Retired Fire Chief

Antonín Blažejovský

Antonín Blažejovský

Standa

Josef Kutálek

Josef Kutálek

Ludva

Stanislav Holubec

Stanislav Holubec

Karel

Alena Květová

Alena Květová

Růženka

Olga Blechová

Olga Blechová

Ivana Freiburgová

Ivana Freiburgová

Miss Contest Nominee

Marie Slívová

Marie Slívová

Miss Contestant

V. Bartošová

V. Bartošová

Miss Contest Nominee

V. Janusová

V. Janusová

Miss Contest Nominee

E. Šnajdrová

E. Šnajdrová

Miss Contest Nominee

Hana Kuberová

Hana Kuberová

Miss Contestant

Miluše Zelená

Miluše Zelená

Miss Contestant

Anna Liepoldová

Anna Liepoldová

Marie

Jiří Líbal

Jiří Líbal

Rescuer

Miloslav Balcar

Miloslav Balcar

Marie Kovářová

Marie Kovářová

Wife

Jarmila Kuchařová

Jarmila Kuchařová

Wife

Vlastimila Vlková

Vlastimila Vlková

Hana Hanusová

Hana Hanusová

Miss Contestant

Stanislav Dytrich

Stanislav Dytrich

Waiter

F. Řehořková

F. Řehořková

M. Mejsnarová

M. Mejsnarová

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