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 |
| Sound | Pavel Jelínek | Sound |
| Editing | Jiří Brožek | Editor |
| Camera | Jitka Bylinská | Still Photographer |
| Production | Oldřich Mach | Producer |
| Art | Karel Lier | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | František Čížek | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Luboš Fišer | Music |
| Production | Libuše Jahodová | Production Designer |
| Camera | Václav Zajíček | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Luboš Kozák | Unit Manager |
| Production | Tomáš Baloun | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irena Greifová | Costume Design |
| Art | Karel Lier | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vlasta Hájková | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Miroslav Fára | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Vladimír Bor | Script Editor |
| Camera | Jiří Pechar | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Štěpán Koníček | Conductor |
| Directing | Dagmar Zelenková | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Zeno Dostál | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Petr Makovička | Assistant Director |
