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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-call…
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The Firemen's Ball
“A colorful comedy, in which people dance, steal and extinguish the fire.”
71%
Movie
1h 13m
AI Analysis
The Firemen's Ball (1967) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Firemen's Ball (1967) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~73 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Firemen's Ball 71% (249 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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71%
from 249 TMDb votes
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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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1967-12-15
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 38442
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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 atten... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Firemen's Ball?
The official runtime for The Firemen's Ball is approximately 73 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jan Vostrčil
Head of Committee
- J
Josef Šebánek
Committee Member
František Debelka
Committee Member
Josef Valnoha
Committee Member
- L
Ladislav Adam
Committee Member
- V
Vratislav Čermák
Committee Member
- V
Václav Novotný
Committee Member
- F
František Paska
Committee Member
- F
František Reinstein
Committee Member
- J
Josef Řehořek
Committee Member
- J
J. Řeháček
Commitee Member
Josef Kolb
Josef
Milada Ježková
Josef's Wife
- F
František Svět
Old Man
Jan Stöckl
Retired Fire Chief
Antonín Blažejovský
Standa
- J
Josef Kutálek
Ludva
- S
Stanislav Holubec
Karel
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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 ever compromising its sharp comedic edge. It is a rare work that brilliantly critiques authority through humor.
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