- Title: The Firemen's Ball
- Original Title: Hoří, má panenko
- Release Date: 15/12/1967
- Tagline: A colorful comedy, in which people dance, steal and extinguish the fire.
- Duration:73 Min / 01:13
- Country:XCIT
- Genre:Comedy
About Film
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.
Movie Rating: 7.07
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deepkino
7/10
Miloš Forman's final film in the Czech language is a pure critique of bureaucracy. Set entirely at a banquet honoring a dying, 86-year-old former fire chief, it masterfully depicts the event's descent into fiasco. The film exposes the decay of Czechoslovak society and its so-called socialism, making the audience smile and even laugh, all without...
