The Firemen's Ball Movie Review 1968

A critically acclaimed comedy about a small-town ball held for a retiring fire chief. Plans go amusingly awry as beauty contestants refuse to show themselves, raffle prizes and other items--including the gift for the guest of honor--are stolen, and the firemen are unable to prevent an old man's house from burning down. Forman's second film is sometimes interpreted as political allegory; Czech with subtitles.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 73 minutes.
Originally from Czech.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Firemen, Growing Older

Screenplay

Ivan Passer, Jaroslav Papousek, Vaclav Sasek, Milos Forman

Cast

Vaclav Stockel, Josef Svet

Cinematography

Miroslav Ondricek

Director

Milos Forman

Music

Karel Mares

Producer

Barrandov Film Studios