The Firemen's Ball

1967 · 73 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 12,733 VOTES · DIR. Miloš Forman

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 775 lines

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00:00:37 THE FIREMEN'S BALL AND LOTTERY
00:03:24 Don't you dare ask him where his cancer hurts or something...
00:06:24 You had it like that. I saw it.
00:10:36 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven...
00:12:27 The most beautiful girls we have here.
00:16:16 We are looking at their legs and should be looking at their faces.
00:18:58 -We're from the ball committee. -Wait.
00:20:46 And now I'm telling you to cross her out ... definitely.
00:24:24 Well, Cmarada!
00:26:19 Well, Zindulka...well... what do you know!
00:29:27 I ask all the chosen candidates for the beauty queen contest...
00:32:33 Go and stand over there next to the girls.
00:36:23 You wouldn't refuse him, would you? Go on!
00:39:03 Hold the door so that nobody comes in.
00:43:20 Hurry...Jesus Christ...
00:47:13 Damn it!
00:51:34 You there, what did you have? What did you have?
00:55:17 Give me some beer and take out the cups.
00:58:47 He's not moving, damn it!
01:01:20 And therefore allow me on your behalf to hand over
01:04:30 You old idiot, you...
01:05:58 Of course. What will you do? The lottery has been stolen.
01:07:54 What should we tell them?
01:11:37 this beautiful present...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed775
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:00:37
Final line01:11:37

Production Record

DirectorMiloš Forman
LanguageCS
IMDb votes12,733