The Firemen's Ball
The Firemen's Ball
The Firemen's Ball
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1967
1h 13m
7.0(237 votes)
Comedy

Overview

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.

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Filmové studio Barrandov

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Cast & Crew

37 members
Acting

Jan Vostrčil

Head of Committee

Jan Vostrčil
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Josef Šebánek

Committee Member

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František Debelka

Committee Member

František Debelka
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Josef Valnoha

Committee Member

Josef Valnoha
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Ladislav Adam

Committee Member

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Vratislav Čermák

Committee Member

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Václav Novotný

Committee Member

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František Paska

Committee Member

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František Reinstein

Committee Member

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Josef Řehořek

Committee Member

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J. Řeháček

Commitee Member

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Josef Kolb

Josef

Josef Kolb
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Milada Ježková

Josef's Wife

Milada Ježková
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František Svět

Old Man

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Jan Stöckl

Retired Fire Chief

Jan Stöckl
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Antonín Blažejovský

Standa

Antonín Blažejovský
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Josef Kutálek

Ludva

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Stanislav Holubec

Karel

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Alena Květová

Růženka

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Olga Blechová

Unknown Role

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Ivana Freiburgová

Miss Contest Nominee

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Marie Slívová

Miss Contestant

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V. Bartošová

Miss Contest Nominee

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V. Janusová

Miss Contest Nominee

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E. Šnajdrová

Miss Contest Nominee

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Hana Kuberová

Miss Contestant

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Miluše Zelená

Miss Contestant

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Anna Liepoldová

Marie

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Jiří Líbal

Rescuer

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Miloslav Balcar

Unknown Role

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Marie Kovářová

Wife

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Jarmila Kuchařová

Wife

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Vlastimila Vlková

Unknown Role

Vlastimila Vlková
Acting

Hana Hanusová

Miss Contestant

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Stanislav Dytrich

Waiter

Stanislav Dytrich
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F. Řehořková

Unknown Role

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M. Mejsnarová

Unknown Role

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