In the mid-1960s, Forman, Passer and Papoušek were working on a script about a soldier secretly living in Lucerna Palace in Prague. They got stuck writing the script and went to a village firemen's ball. Inspired by the experience, they decided to cancel the script and write The Firemen's Ball instead.
In the mid-1960s Forman Passer and Papoušek were working on a script about a soldier secretly living in Lucerna Palace in Prague They got stuck writing the script and went to a village firemen's ball Inspired by the experience they decided to cancel the script and write The Firemen's Ball instead