''Ball Lightning'' ( cs, Kulový blesk) is a 1979 Czechoslovak

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

. The screenplay was written by

Zdeněk Svěrák Zdeněk Svěrák (born 28 March 1936) is a Czech actor, humorist, playwright and scriptwriter, and one of the most well-known and popular Czech cultural personalities. Since 1968 he has appeared in 32 films. Career In 1958, he graduated in Czec ...

Ladislav Smoljak Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czechs, Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter. He was born in Prague. Smoljak tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process. He went on to study phys ...

and

Zdeněk Podskalský Zdeněk Podskalský (18 February 1923 – 29 October 1993) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1950 and 1987. Selected filmography * ''When the Woman Butts In'' (''Kam čert nemůže'') (1959) * '' Mu ...

and the film was directed by Smoljak and Podskalský.

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* 1979 comedy films 1979 films Czechoslovak comedy films Films directed by Ladislav Smoljak Films directed by Zdeněk Podskalský Films set in Prague Films with screenplays by Zdeněk Svěrák Czech comedy films 1970s Czech films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub