Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1955)
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.
Director:
Bořivoj Zeman
Writers:
Jan Werich, Jiří Brdečka, Bořivoj Zeman.
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Jan Werich as král Já I. |
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Vlasta Burian as kancléř Atakdále |
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Irena Kačírková as princezna Drahomíra |
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Stella Májová as princezna Zpěvanka |
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Milena Dvorská as princezna Maruška |
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František Černý as kuchař |
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Lubomír Lipský as princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII. |
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Miloš Kopecký as chytrý princ |
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Miroslav Horníček as princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI. |
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Terezie Brzková as stařenka kořenářka |
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Zdeněk Dítě as zahradník |
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Josef Pehr as dudák |
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Vladimír Ráž as rybář |
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Marie Glázrová as vdova Kubátová, podruhyně |
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Fanda Mrázek as celník Martínek |
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František Hanus as pláteník |
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Gustav Hrdlička as sklenkář |
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Eman Fiala as krejčí |
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Bohuš Hradil as dvořan |
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Marcela Sedláčková as dvorní dáma |
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Eva Klepáčová as žena v podhradí |
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Josef Bartůněk as muž v podhradí |
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Ladislav Gzela as hrnčíř v podhradí |
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Vladimír Klemens as dirigent |
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Slávka Rosenbergová as žena v podhradí |
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Josef Bělský as dvořan |
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Jiří Novotný as kuchtík |
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Karel Hovorka as dvořan |
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Vladimír Jedenáctík as dvořan |
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Karla Svobodová as holčička |
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Irena Bernátová as dvorní dáma |
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Jiří Valenta as dvořan u dalekohledu |
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Jiřina Lukešová as |
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Zdeněk Kříž as |
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Eva Hepnerová as |
| Lighting | Karel Brož | Gaffer |
| Production | Vlastimil Maršálek | Unit Production Manager |
| Writing | Božena Němcová | Book |
| Writing | Jiří Brdečka | Story |
| Writing | Oldřich Kautský | Story |
| Writing | Jan Werich | Story |
| Writing | Bořivoj Zeman | Story |
| Art | Jiří Trnka | Art Designer |
| Sound | Václav Trojan | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jaroslav Seifert | Lyricist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustav Hrdlička | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | Vladimír Novotný | Special Effects |
| Crew | Marie Anna Tymichová | Choreographer |
| Writing | Jan Werich | Dialogue |
| Writing | Jiří Brdečka | Dialogue |
| Directing | Bořivoj Zeman | Director |
| Writing | Jan Werich | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jiří Brdečka | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bořivoj Zeman | Screenplay |
| Art | Jan Zázvorka | Production Design |
| Art | Bohumil Pokorný | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Leo Kohn | Assistant Production Design |
| Sound | Milivoj Uzelac | Conductor |
| Sound | Milan Novotný | Sound |
| Editing | Josef Dobřichovský | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bohumil Sochor | Costume Design |
| Art | Vladimír Mácha | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Jiří Jungwirth | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Květa Ondráková | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pavel Kopta | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Josef Pechar | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jiří Štaud | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Tomáš Kulík | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Libuše Straňáková | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Jaroslav Jílovec | Production Manager |
| Camera | Jan Roth | Director of Photography |
