FIREMEN'S BALL
aka HORi, Ma PANENKO
Year: 1967
UK: Barbican
Cast: Josef Kolb, Marie Jezkova, Jan Vostrcil, Josef Svet, Frantisek Debelka, Josef Sebanek, Karel Valnoha, Josef Rehorek, Vaclav Stoeckel, Anina Lipoldova, Anina Kvetova, Mila Zelena
Director: Milos Forman
Countries: Czechoslovakia / Italy
Language: Czech (English subtitles)
UK: 73 mins
UK Certificate: U
UK Release Date: 23 March 2001 (Limited Re-release - London)
Synopsis
The fire department of a small Czech town throw a party to celebrate their President's 86th birthday, but everything goes disastrously wrong. The comedy THE FIREMEN'S BALL was a huge international hit and was the last movie Czech director Milos Forman made in his home country, before moving to the USA.