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

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

1955
1h 47m
8.0

8.0/10

32 votes • View on IMDb
Family Comedy Fantasy
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.

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Language: CS

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Production Information

Production Companies
Studio uměleckého filmu Praha
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia
Spoken Languages
Czech

Keywords

fairy tale based on short story

Quick Facts

Original Title Byl jednou jeden král...
Release Date February 11, 1955
Status Released
Language CS
IMDb ID tt0184316

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

Key Crew

Bořivoj Zeman
Director
Jiří Brdečka
Screenplay
Bořivoj Zeman
Screenplay
Jan Werich
Screenplay