---
title: 'The Fireman''s Ball (1967)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Miloš Forman'
released: '1967-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 73
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-firemans-ball-1967'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061781/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fireman's Ball (1967)

1967 · 73 min · Comedy · Czechoslovakia, Italy

Original title: Hoří, má panenko

## Synopsis

The Firemen's Ball is a 1967 Czechoslovak New Wave satirical comedy directed by Miloš Forman. It is set at the annual ball of a small town's volunteer fire department, and the plot portrays a series of disasters that occur during the evening. The film uses few professional actors – some characters are played by the firemen of the small town where it was filmed. By portraying the prevailing corruption of the local community and the collapse of even well-intentioned plans, the film satirized the communist system.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Miloš Forman](https://cinepixo.com/people/milos-forman)
- **Screenplay:** [Miloš Forman](https://cinepixo.com/people/milos-forman), [Ivan Passer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-passer), [Jaroslav Papoušek](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaroslav-papousek)
- **Producer:** [Carlo Ponti](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-ponti)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Karel Mareš](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-mares)
- **Director of Photography:** [Miroslav Ondříček](https://cinepixo.com/people/miroslav-ondricek)
- **Editor:** [Miroslav Hájek](https://cinepixo.com/people/miroslav-hajek)

## Cast

- [E. Šnajdrová](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-snajdrova)
- [Vratislav Čermák](https://cinepixo.com/people/vratislav-cermak)
- [Jan Vostrčil](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-vostrcil)
- [Olga Matušková](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-matuskova)
- [F. Řehořková](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-rehorkova)
- [Josef Kutálek](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-kutalek)
- [František Debelka](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-debelka)
- [Jan Stöckl](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-stockl)
- [Stanislav Dytrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanislav-dytrich)
- [Miloš Forman](https://cinepixo.com/people/milos-forman)
- [Marie Kovářová](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-kovarova)
- [Miluše Zelená](https://cinepixo.com/people/miluse-zelena)
- [Hana Kuberová](https://cinepixo.com/people/hana-kuberova)
- [František Reinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/frantisek-reinstein)
- [Alena Freiburgová](https://cinepixo.com/people/alena-freiburgova)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-firemans-ball-1967
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