# The Firemen's Ball (1967)

> A volunteer fire department’s celebratory banquet becomes a deadpan civic catastrophe and a sly indictment of bureaucratic society.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/24241

## Facts

- Runtime: 73 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Miloš Forman
- Cast: Jan Vostrčil, Josef Šebánek, František Debelka, Josef Valnoha, Ladislav Adam, Vratislav Čermák, Václav Novotný, František Paska
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061781/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, deadpan, mordant, arthouse movie night, political satire double feature

## Synopsis

A small-town celebration spirals into chaos as the unexpected unfolds at a fire department party.

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