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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1955-02-11
Runtime: 107 mins
Director: Bořivoj Zeman
Spoken language: Český
Genres: Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Original title: Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Production Companies: Studio uměleckého filmu Praha
Production Countries: Czechoslovakia
Cast
Jan Werich
Vlasta Burian
Irena Kačírková
Stella Májová
Milena Dvorská
František Černý
Lubomír Lipský
Miloš Kopecký
Miroslav Horníček
Terezie Brzková
Zdeněk Dítě
Josef Pehr
Vladimír Ráž
Marie Glázrová
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