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Forbidden Dreams

Forbidden Dreams

1987•1h 31m•7.3/10
ComedyDrama

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7.3/10(16)

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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Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Language

CS

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Karel Heřmánek

Karel Heřmánek

Father

Marta Vančurová

Marta Vančurová

matka

Rudolf Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

Prošek

Jiří Krampol

Jiří Krampol

Hejtmánek

Lubor Tokoš

Lubor Tokoš

malíř Nejezchleb

Dana Vlková

Dana Vlková

Irma Korálková

Ladislav Potměšil

Ladislav Potměšil

ředitel Korálek

Oldřich Vlach

Oldřich Vlach

Zuzana Geislerová

Zuzana Geislerová

Ladislav Trojan

Ladislav Trojan

Jan Přeučil

Jan Přeučil

Marek Valter

Jiří Strach

Jiří Strach

Jan Jirásek

Stanislav Zindulka

Stanislav Zindulka

Zdeněk Dítě

Zdeněk Dítě

Alois Švehlík

Alois Švehlík

Bronislav Poloczek

Bronislav Poloczek

Jana Synková

Jana Synková

Milan Riehs

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