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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%. Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 447 1960s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
264 audience votes
Key crew
- Miloš FormanDirector
- Miloš FormanScreenplay
- Jaroslav PapoušekScreenplay
- Ivan PasserScreenplay
- Karel MarešOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jan VostrčilHead of Committee
- Josef ŠebánekCommittee Member
- František DebelkaCommittee Member
- Josef ValnohaCommittee Member
- Ladislav AdamCommittee Member
- Vratislav ČermákCommittee Member
- Václav NovotnýCommittee Member
- František PaskaCommittee Member
- František ReinsteinCommittee Member
- Josef ŘehořekCommittee Member
- J. ŘeháčekCommitee Member
- Josef KolbJosef
Stills
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Themes
small towndark comedyczechoslovakiapolitical satireczech new wavecommunist erajoyful
The Best Movies of 1967
The Firemen's Ball is #22 of 60
