

Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
1955-02-11 · 107 min · ★ 8.0
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
Top Cast
Jan Werichkrál Já I.
Vlasta Buriankancléř Atakdále
Irena Kačírkováprincezna Drahomíra
Stella Májováprincezna Zpěvanka
Milena Dvorskáprincezna Maruška
František Černýkuchař
Lubomír Lipskýprinc chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.
Miloš Kopeckýchytrý princ
Miroslav Horníčekprinc krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.
Terezie Brzkovástařenka kořenářka
Zdeněk Dítězahradník
Josef Pehrdudák
Vladimír Rážrybář
Marie Glázrovávdova Kubátová, podruhyně
Fanda Mrázekcelník Martínek
František Hanuspláteník
Eman Fialakrejčí
Bohuš Hradildvořan
Marcela Sedláčkovádvorní dámaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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