Forbidden Dreams
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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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Karel Heřmánek
Father
Known for
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Kolya
Marta Vančurová
matka
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Rudolf Hrušínský
Prošek
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Jiří Krampol
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Lubor Tokoš
malíř Nejezchleb
Known for
The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
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Dana Vlková
Irma Korálková
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Prodavač humoru
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Ladislav Potměšil
ředitel Korálek
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Hospoda
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Oldřich Vlach
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Cutting It Short
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Zuzana Geislerová
Known for
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Ladislav Trojan
Also in
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Jan Přeučil
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Marek Valter
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Karel Kachyňa Director · Dušan Hamšík Screenplay Ota Pavel Author
First release September 1, 1987 · Produced in XC · Original title Smrt krásných srnců
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
XC
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Languages
Original title
Smrt krásných srnců
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · September 1, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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