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Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1955)

Overview

A selfish self-centered widowed ruler, barely tolerated by his subjects and called appropriately enough, 'King Myself, First' asks his three daughters to name the measure of their love for him. When one of them says, "more than salt", he banishes her from the kingdom. Not understanding what she meant the King assumes love can only be measured by precious metals or one's own talent, the 'correct' answers from his other two daughters. The arrogance of the King leads him to gather all the salt in the kingdom and destroy it. Of course, this backfires as he slowly learns the universal value of the substance, and of course, the essence of his daughter's reply. With the help of the wise and magical old 'herb woman', the King also learns what it means to be a true and wise ruler.
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Bořivoj Zeman profile
Bořivoj Zeman

Director

Jiří Brdečka profile
Jiří Brdečka

Screenplay

Cast

Jan Werich profile
Jan Werich

král Já I.

Vlasta Burian profile
Vlasta Burian

kancléř Atakdále

Irena Kačírková profile
Irena Kačírková

princezna Drahomíra

Stella Májová profile
Stella Májová

princezna Zpěvanka

Milena Dvorská profile
Milena Dvorská

princezna Maruška

František Černý profile
František Černý

kuchař

Lubomír Lipský profile
Lubomír Lipský

princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.

Miloš Kopecký profile
Miloš Kopecký

chytrý princ

Miroslav Horníček profile
Miroslav Horníček

princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.

Terezie Brzková profile
Terezie Brzková

stařenka kořenářka

Zdeněk Dítě profile
Zdeněk Dítě

zahradník

Josef Pehr profile
Josef Pehr

dudák

Jan Werich profile
Jan Werich

král Já I.

Vlasta Burian profile
Vlasta Burian

kancléř Atakdále

Irena Kačírková profile
Irena Kačírková

princezna Drahomíra

Stella Májová profile
Stella Májová

princezna Zpěvanka

Milena Dvorská profile
Milena Dvorská

princezna Maruška

František Černý profile
František Černý

kuchař

Lubomír Lipský profile
Lubomír Lipský

princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.

Miloš Kopecký profile
Miloš Kopecký

chytrý princ

Miroslav Horníček profile
Miroslav Horníček

princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.

Terezie Brzková profile
Terezie Brzková

stařenka kořenářka

Zdeněk Dítě profile
Zdeněk Dítě

zahradník

Josef Pehr profile
Josef Pehr

dudák

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Release Date

February 11, 1955

Original Language

Czech

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Studio uměleckého filmu Praha logo

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