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Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

1955-02-11 · 107 min · ★ 8.0

Family · Comedy · Fantasy

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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Directors
Bořivoj Zeman
Production companies
Studio uměleckého filmu Praha
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

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Jan WerichJan Werichkrál Já I.
Vlasta BurianVlasta Buriankancléř Atakdále
Irena KačírkováIrena Kačírkováprincezna Drahomíra
Stella MájováStella Májováprincezna Zpěvanka
Milena DvorskáMilena Dvorskáprincezna Maruška
František ČernýFrantišek Černýkuchař
Lubomír LipskýLubomír Lipskýprinc chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.
Miloš KopeckýMiloš Kopeckýchytrý princ
Miroslav HorníčekMiroslav Horníčekprinc krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.
Terezie BrzkováTerezie Brzkovástařenka kořenářka
Zdeněk DítěZdeněk Dítězahradník
Josef PehrJosef Pehrdudák
Vladimír RážVladimír Rážrybář
Marie GlázrováMarie Glázrovávdova Kubátová, podruhyně
Fanda MrázekFanda Mrázekcelník Martínek
František HanusFrantišek Hanuspláteník
Gustav Hrdličkasklenkář
Eman FialaEman Fialakrejčí
Bohuš HradilBohuš Hradildvořan
Marcela SedláčkováMarcela Sedláčkovádvorní dáma

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