Forbidden Dreams
Synopsis
Leo Popper is a happy family man living in rural Bohemia in the years preceding the Nazi invasion. Out of economic necessity he moves with his family to the big city and becomes an enterprising vacuum cleaner salesman. There he embarks on a series of adulterous adventures, has encounters with boxing pros and famous portrait artists, and schemes to purchase the perfect pond to fulfill his passion for fishing. When the Nazis gain control, the comedy turns sour - he loses his lake, his job, and finally, his family.
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Principal cast & crew: 18
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Edited by Jiri BrozekShot by Vladimir SmutnyScored by Lubos FiserDesigned by Karel Lier
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Karel Hermanek
as tatínek Leo Popper
Rudolf Hrusinsky
as Karel Prosek
Jiri Krampol
as boxer Jenda Hejtmánek
Lubor Tokos
as akademický malír mistr Nejezchleb
Marta Vancurova
as maminka Herma Popperová
Dana Vlkova
as Irma Korálková
Marek Valter
as Prdelka
Ladislav Potmesil
as reditel firmy Korálek
Oldrich Vlach
as továrnik Studený
Milan Riehs
as Jan Jakubícek
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