The Firemen’s Ball 1967 123movies

Watch: Hoří, má panenko 1967 123movies, Full Movie Online – The volunteer fire department in a small town is having a big party when the ex-boss of the department celebrates his 86th birthday. The whole town is invited but things don’t go as planned. Someone is stealing the prizes to the lottery and the candidates for the Miss Fire-Department beauty contest are neither willing nor particularly beautiful..
Plot: 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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Ratings:

	7.4/10 Votes: 11,119
	91% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 171 Popularity: 8.583 | TMDB

Reviews:

A masterpiece indeed.
This film is great taken at face value. One does not really need to know anything about Czechoslovakia or the time period to appreciate its brilliance, the same way one does not need to know much about Medieval Denmark to appreciate Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Therefore, I wish some of you here would refrain from making all kinds of clever comments about communism or how this film attempts to ridicule it. It’s a simple story that is both hilarious and tragic, and it could have taken place anywhere. After all, human greed, dishonesty and stupidity are all around us. It just so happens this film was made in Czechoslovakia in 1967 by a Czech director, but the message is universal, and that is what makes it so great. So, to those of you who try read a whole bunch of stuff into it, please drop the condescending western attitude and just enjoy this gem of a movie without analyzing it too much.

Interesting film from Milos Forman
The Fireman’s Ball was a very interesting film from director Milos Forman. I personally prefer Amadeus and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, but I was surprised at how good The Fireman’s Ball was. My only real problem is the length, if anything I wished the film was longer.

That said, it is very well made with a realistic setting and superb editing. Forman directs wonderfully, the script is deep and funny and the story changing from gently mocking small-town manners to a blazing allegorical satire on the incompetence of the rulers drew me right in. The pace was taut, there are many details to be admired not just with the ball but with the satire and politics too and the acting is great.

All in all, a very interesting film but not the career-best film from a talented director such as Forman. It is still worth a watch though, and works on repeat viewings. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Other Information:

Original Language cs
Runtime 1 hr 13 min (73 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Milos Forman
Writer Milos Forman, Jaroslav Papousek, Ivan Passer
Actors Jan Vostrcil, Josef Sebánek, Josef Valnoha
Country Czechoslovakia, Italy
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 1,995 m (Sweden)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process N/A
Printed Film Format 35 mm