Ball Lightning

1979 film directed by Ladislav Smoljak and Zdeněk Podskalský
Movie film Q4851207
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Ball Lightning

Summary

Ball Lightning is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ball Lightning's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Ball Lightning was directed by Ladislav Smoljak[4].
  • Ball Lightning was directed by Zdeněk Podskalský[5].
  • Zdeněk Svěrák wrote the screenplay for Ball Lightning[6].
  • Ladislav Smoljak wrote the screenplay for Ball Lightning[7].
  • Zdeněk Podskalský wrote the screenplay for Ball Lightning[8].
  • Ball Lightning's composer is recorded as Zdeněk Lukáš[9].
  • Ball Lightning's genre is comedy film[10].
  • ball lightning is named after Ball Lightning[11].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Rudolf Hrušínský[12].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Josef Abrhám[13].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Daniela Kolářová[14].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Zdeněk Svěrák[15].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Ladislav Smoljak[16].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Karel Kalaš[17].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Bedřich Prokoš[18].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Zita Kabátová[19].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Milada Ježková[20].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Karolina Slunéčková[21].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Jaroslav Vozáb[22].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Petr Brukner[23].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Vlasta Žehrová[24].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Vít Olmer[25].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Zdeněk Srstka[26].
  • A cast member of Ball Lightning was Pavel Vondruška[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Ball Lightning was produced by Karel Kochman[28]. Directors include Ladislav Smoljak[4] and Zdeněk Podskalský[5]. Screenwriters include Zdeněk Svěrák[6], Ladislav Smoljak[7], and Zdeněk Podskalský[8]. Cast members include Rudolf Hrušínský[12], Josef Abrhám[13], Daniela Kolářová[14], Zdeněk Svěrák[15], Ladislav Smoljak[16], and Karel Kalaš[17].

Publication

Ball Lightning was released on January 1, 1979[29]. The original language of it was Czech[30]. Its genre is comedy film[10].

Why It Matters

Ball Lightning ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 77821
    Filmová databáze film id → 8233
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 77821, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → relocation
    Aliases → —
    Production designer → Boris Moravec
    Sound designer → Jiří Lenoch
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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