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Forbidden Dreams
Genres
ComedyDrama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
1987-09-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
16
Vote Average
7.3
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Karel Heřmánek
Father
Marta Vančurová
matka
Rudolf Hrušínský
Prošek
Jiří Krampol
Hejtmánek
Lubor Tokoš
malíř Nejezchleb
Dana Vlková
Irma Korálková
Ladislav Potměšil
ředitel Korálek
Oldřich Vlach
Zuzana Geislerová
Ladislav Trojan
Jan Přeučil
Marek Valter
Jiří Strach
Jan Jirásek
Stanislav Zindulka
Zdeněk Dítě
Alois Švehlík
Bronislav Poloczek
Jana Synková
Milan Riehs
Karel Smrž
Valérie Čižmárová
Jana Paulová
Vladimír Pospíšil
Daniela Bakerová
Eugen Jegorov
Jiří Knot
Blanka Lormanová
Viktor Maurer
Jiřina Jelenská
Gabriela Wilhelmová
Miloslav Štibich
Eva Kelemenová
Josef Vondráček
Bohumila Dolejšová
Roman Skamene
Stanislav Tříska
Petr Pelzer
Vladimír Hrabánek
Ivan Vyskočil
Arnošt Proschek
Jindřich Hinke
Jana Marková
Alena Mihulová
Petr Skarke
Igor Smržík
Milan Pěkný
Miroslav Dubský
Romana Julinová
Tomáš Jančařík
Miroslav Krejča
Jiří Hájek
Petr Svárovský
Ludvík Pozník
Jan Kotva
Jan Krafka
Eva Asterová
Pravoslava Buřvalová
Marta Krampolová
Vít Pešina
Miloslav Homola
Jan Hájek
Jindra Kvardová
Jan Polívka
František Mikeš
Zdeněk Novotný
Radek Pobořil
Musician
Pavel Střítezský
Musician
Karel Vejvoda
Musician
Eva Weissová
Luděk Munzar
Narrator (voice)
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