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

Feb 11, 1955
1h 47m
★ 8.0

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.

Genres

Family
Comedy
Fantasy

Production Companies

Studio uměleckého filmu Praha

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Cast

Jan Werich

král Já I.

Jan Werich

Vlasta Burian

kancléř Atakdále

Vlasta Burian

Irena Kačírková

princezna Drahomíra

Irena Kačírková

Stella Májová

princezna Zpěvanka

Stella Májová

Milena Dvorská

princezna Maruška

Milena Dvorská

František Černý

kuchař

František Černý

Lubomír Lipský

princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.

Lubomír Lipský

Miloš Kopecký

chytrý princ

Miloš Kopecký

Miroslav Horníček

princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.

Miroslav Horníček

Terezie Brzková

stařenka kořenářka

Terezie Brzková

Zdeněk Dítě

zahradník

Zdeněk Dítě

Josef Pehr

dudák

Josef Pehr