---
title: "Ball Lightning"
year: 1979
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/ball-lightning-1979"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 36414
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 82
community_rating: 7.3
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Ball Lightning (1979) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/ball-lightning-1979

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Ball Lightning is a film first released in 1979. Catalogued under Comedy. Produced and broadcast by Filmové studio Barrandov. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "Lawyer Radosta organizes a massive and complex exchange of twelve apartments."

### Why Watch
- features the lawyer Radosta
- includes a rehearsal for the big day

### Caveats & Content Note
- minor issues and complications arise
- hesitation among participants
- Tone & Suitability: The tone is comedic and focuses on the organization of a major apartment exchange.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: comedy, lighthearted

## Streaming Availability Matrix

Direct streaming licensing updates dynamically. Consult the live tracking interface at https://www.archytele.com/show/ball-lightning-1979#watch.

## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Ladislav Smoljak, Zdeněk Podskalský
- **Networks / Studios**: Filmové studio Barrandov

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Rudolf Hrušínský** as *Dr. Radosta*
- **Karel Kalaš** as *Bílek*
- **Josef Abrhám** as *Knotek*
- **Daniela Kolářová** as *Knotková*
- **Bedřich Prokoš** as *Bohumil Flígr*
- **Zita Kabátová** as *Jarmila Opatrná*
- **Milada Ježková** as *Anežka Jechová*
- **Ladislav Smoljak** as *Ing. Severín*
- **Zdeněk Svěrák** as *Dr. Ječný*
- **Marie Málková** as *Ječná*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: What is the film about?
It is a comedy about the exchange of twelve apartments.

### Q: Who organizes the apartment exchange?
A lawyer named Radosta organizes the exchange.

### Q: What is the exchange called?
The organizer rightly calls it Action Ball Lightning.

### Q: Who played the lawyer Radosta?
Radosta was played by Rudolf Hrušínský.

### Q: What does Radosta do to prepare for D-day?
He prepares a little rehearsal to make sure everything goes well.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Ball Lightning — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/36414)
- [Kulový blesk [Ball Lightning] (1979): Zajímavosti | Kinobox.cz](https://www.kinobox.cz/film/10984-kulovy-blesk/zajimavosti)
- [Ball Lightning (1970 - 1970) | DIV.cz](https://div.cz/serial/ball-lightning)

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