This page is to obtain access to the Sands Films Cinema Club presentation ONLINE
To attend in person, please CLICK HERE
This series is exploring the Czech New Wave as well as the other filmmakers of that period.
The films will be in chronological order as much as possible.
The Firemen's Ball
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.
- Year:
- 1967
- Runtime:
- 73 minutes
- Language:
- Czech
- Director:
- Miloš Forman
- Screenwriter:
- Miloš Forman, Ivan Passer, Jaroslav Papoušek
- Producer:
- Carlo Ponti, Rudolf Hájek
- Cast:
- Jan Vostrčil, Josef Šebánek, František Debelka
- Cinematographer:
- Miroslav Ondříček
- Editor:
- Miroslav Hájek
- Production Design:
- Karel Černý
- Composer:
- Karel Mareš
This page is to obtain access to the Sands Films Cinema Club presentation ONLINE
To attend in person, please CLICK HERE
This series is exploring the Czech New Wave as well as the other filmmakers of that period.
The films will be in chronological order as much as possible.
The Firemen's Ball
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.
- Year:
- 1967
- Runtime:
- 73 minutes
- Language:
- Czech
- Director:
- Miloš Forman
- Screenwriter:
- Miloš Forman, Ivan Passer, Jaroslav Papoušek
- Producer:
- Carlo Ponti, Rudolf Hájek
- Cast:
- Jan Vostrčil, Josef Šebánek, František Debelka
- Cinematographer:
- Miroslav Ondříček
- Editor:
- Miroslav Hájek
- Production Design:
- Karel Černý
- Composer:
- Karel Mareš