Horí, má panenko

"A colorful comedy, in which people dance, steal and extinguish the fire."

Sep 29 1968 Not Rated 1h 13m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Milos Forman, Jaroslav Papousek, Ivan Passer

Directed by

Milos Forman

Cast

Jan Vostrcil, Josef Sebánek, Josef Valnoha

Crew

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Production Countries

Czechoslovakia, Italy

Production Companies

Carlo Ponti Cinematografica, Filmové studio Barrandov

Languages

Ceský

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Trailers
LET'S CEE presents THE FIREMEN'S BALL (CSSR | Italy 1967)
Teasers
Hori, ma panenko
Scores
# of Votes
12,733
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA