

Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
107 min
Release Date
1955-02-11
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
26
Vote Average
7.981
Jan Werich
král Já I.
Vlasta Burian
kancléř Atakdále
Irena Kačírková
princezna Drahomíra
Stella Májová
princezna Zpěvanka
Milena Dvorská
princezna Maruška
František Černý
kuchař
Lubomír Lipský
princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.
Miloš Kopecký
chytrý princ
Miroslav Horníček
princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.
Terezie Brzková
stařenka kořenářka
Zdeněk Dítě
zahradník
Josef Pehr
dudák
Vladimír Ráž
rybář
Marie Glázrová
vdova Kubátová, podruhyně
Fanda Mrázek
celník Martínek
František Hanus
pláteník
Gustav Hrdlička
sklenkář
Eman Fiala
krejčí
Bohuš Hradil
dvořan
Marcela Sedláčková
dvorní dáma
Eva Klepáčová
žena v podhradí
Josef Bartůněk
muž v podhradí
Ladislav Gzela
hrnčíř v podhradí
Vladimír Klemens
dirigent
Slávka Rosenbergová
žena v podhradí
Josef Bělský
dvořan
Jiří Novotný
kuchtík
Karel Hovorka
dvořan
Vladimír Jedenáctík
dvořan
Karla Svobodová
holčička
Irena Bernátová
dvorní dáma
Jiří Valenta
dvořan u dalekohledu
Jiřina Lukešová
Zdeněk Kříž
Eva Hepnerová
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