Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
8.10
1112 Votes

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.

Main Cast & Crew
Jan Werich
král Já I.
Vlasta Burian
kancléř Atakdále
Terezie Brzková
stařenka
Marie Glázrová
vdova Kubátová
Irena Kačírková
princezna Drahomíra
Stella Májová
princezna Zpěvanka
Milena Dvorská
princezna Maruška
Miroslav Horníček
krásný princ
Lubomír Lipský
chrabrý princ
Miloš Kopecký
chytrý princ
Bořivoj Zeman
Writing/Story
Jan Werich
Writing/Story
Jiří Brdečka
Writing/Story
Božena Němcová
Writing/Book
Oldřich Kautský
Writing/Story
Vlastimil Maršálek
Production/Unit Production Manager
Jaroslav Seifert
Writing/Lyricist
Bořivoj Zeman
Writing/Screenplay
Bořivoj Zeman
Directing/Director
Bořivoj Zeman
Writing/Writer
Jan Werich
Writing/Screenplay
Jan Werich
Writing/Dialogue
Jan Werich
Writing/Writer
Jiří Brdečka
Writing/Screenplay
Jiří Brdečka
Writing/Dialogue
Jiří Brdečka
Writing/Writer
Božena Němcová
Writing/Novel
Henryk Bloch
Writing/Writer
Oldřich Kautský
Writing/Writer
Tomáš Kulík
Production/Production Assistant
Jiří Jungwirth
Directing/Assistant Director
Jaroslav Jílovec
Production/Production Manager
Vlastimil Maršálek
Production/Assistant Production Manager
Pavel Kopta
Directing/Assistant Director
Květa Ondráková
Directing/Assistant Director