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

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

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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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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Czech

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

7.982/10

Release Date

11 February 1955

Country

Czechoslovakia

Cast

Jan Werich

Jan Werich

král Já I.

Vlasta Burian

Vlasta Burian

kancléř Atakdále

Irena Kačírková

Irena Kačírková

princezna Drahomíra

Stella Májová

Stella Májová

princezna Zpěvanka

Milena Dvorská

Milena Dvorská

princezna Maruška

František Černý

František Černý

kuchař

Lubomír Lipský

Lubomír Lipský

princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.

Miloš Kopecký

Miloš Kopecký

chytrý princ

Miroslav Horníček

Miroslav Horníček

princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.

Terezie Brzková

Terezie Brzková

stařenka kořenářka

Zdeněk Dítě

Zdeněk Dítě

zahradník

Josef Pehr

Josef Pehr

dudák

Vladimír Ráž

Vladimír Ráž

rybář

Marie Glázrová

Marie Glázrová

vdova Kubátová, podruhyně

Fanda Mrázek

Fanda Mrázek

celník Martínek

František Hanus

František Hanus

pláteník

Gustav Hrdlička

Gustav Hrdlička

sklenkář

Eman Fiala

Eman Fiala

krejčí

Bohuš Hradil

Bohuš Hradil

dvořan

Marcela Sedláčková

Marcela Sedláčková

dvorní dáma

Eva Klepáčová

Eva Klepáčová

žena v podhradí

Josef Bartůněk

Josef Bartůněk

muž v podhradí

Ladislav Gzela

Ladislav Gzela

hrnčíř v podhradí

Vladimír Klemens

Vladimír Klemens

dirigent

Slávka Rosenbergová

Slávka Rosenbergová

žena v podhradí

Josef Bělský

Josef Bělský

dvořan

Jiří Novotný

Jiří Novotný

kuchtík

Karel Hovorka

Karel Hovorka

dvořan

Vladimír Jedenáctík

Vladimír Jedenáctík

dvořan

Karla Svobodová

Karla Svobodová

holčička

Irena Bernátová

Irena Bernátová

dvorní dáma

Jiří Valenta

Jiří Valenta

dvořan u dalekohledu

Jiřina Lukešová

Jiřina Lukešová

Zdeněk Kříž

Zdeněk Kříž

Eva Hepnerová

Eva Hepnerová

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