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.
Unfortunately the movie Forbidden Dreams is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Karel Kachyňa | Director |
| Writing | Ota Pavel | Story |
| Writing | Karel Kachyňa | Screenplay |
| Camera | Vladimír Smutný | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tomáš Baloun | Unit Manager |
| Art | Karel Lier | Production Design |
| Art | Karel Lier | Art Direction |
| Editing | Jiří Brožek | Editor |
| Sound | Luboš Fišer | Music |
| Production | Oldřich Mach | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Čížek | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vlasta Hájková | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irena Greifová | Costume Design |
| Art | Miroslav Fára | Set Decoration |
| Production | Luboš Kozák | Unit Manager |
| Production | Libuše Jahodová | Production Designer |
| Sound | Pavel Jelínek | Sound |
| Directing | Zeno Dostál | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Petr Makovička | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jitka Bylinská | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Jiří Pechar | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Václav Zajíček | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Vladimír Bor | Script Editor |
| Directing | Dagmar Zelenková | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
