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The Firemen's Ball
Hoří, má panenko
Directed by Miloš Forman
1967•1h 13m•NR•★ 7.5
Comedy / Drama
Synopsis
The annual ball organized by a small-town volunteer fire brigade to honor their retiring 86-year-old president turns into an escalating disaster of stolen raffle lottery prizes, an agonizingly awkward beauty pageant, and a fire that burns a neighbor's house down while the brigade argues. Miloš Forman's Oscar-nominated razor-sharp satire on communist bureaucratic incompetence.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorMiloš Forman
WriterMiloš FormanJaroslav PapoušekIvan Passer
CinematographyMiroslav Ondříček
MusicKarel Mareš
Principal Cast
Jan VostrčilHead of Committee
František DebelkaCommittee Member
Josef ValnohaCommittee Member
JŠ
Josef ŠebánekCommittee MemberLA
Ladislav AdamCommittee MemberVČ
Vratislav ČermákCommittee MemberVN
Václav NovotnýCommittee MemberFP
František PaskaCommittee MemberTechnical Specifications
Runtime1h 13m (73 mins)
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DirectorMiloš Forman
LanguagesCzech
CountryCS, IT
StudioFilmové studio Barrandov • Carlo Ponti Cinematografica
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