There Was Once a King...

There Was Once a King...

Byl jednou jeden král...
🎞️ Movie 107 min CZ
โ˜… 8.0 /10 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.

Cast

Jan Werich
Jan Werich
King Já I. (\Myself, First\)
Vlasta Burian
Vlasta Burian
radce Atakdále ('Et cetera')
๐Ÿ‘ค
Irena Kacírková
princezna Drahomíra
Stella Májová
Stella Májová
princezna Zpevanka
Milena Dvorská
Milena Dvorská
princezna Maruska
František Černý
František Černý
Kuchar
Lubomír Lipský
Lubomír Lipský
princ chrabrý - syn Deloslava VIII.
Miroslav Hornícek
Miroslav Hornícek
princ krásný - syn Alabastra XVI.
Miloš Kopecký
Miloš Kopecký
Princ chytrý
Terezie Brzková
Terezie Brzková
Starenka korenárka
๐Ÿ‘ค
Václav Trojan
Composer
๐Ÿ‘ค
Jan Roth
Cinematographer