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Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1955)

ALL 02/11/1955 (cs) Family, Comedy, Fantasy 107 Min
  • Release
    02/11/1955
  • Production
    Studio uměleckého filmu Praha
  • Rotten tomato
    80%
  • Original title
    Byl jednou jeden král...
  • Original language
    cs
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Bořivoj Zeman

    Director

  4. Producer



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  1. Jan Werich

    král Já I.

  2. Vlasta Burian

    kancléř Atakdále

  3. Irena Kačírková

    princezna Drahomíra

  4. Stella Májová

    princezna Zpěvanka

  5. Milena Dvorská

    princezna Maruška

  6. František Černý

    kuchař

  7. Lubomír Lipský

    princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.

  8. Miloš Kopecký

    chytrý princ

  9. Miroslav Horníček

    princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.

  10. Terezie Brzková

    stařenka kořenářka

  11. Zdeněk Dítě

    zahradník

  12. Josef Pehr

    dudák

  13. Vladimír Ráž

    rybář

  14. Marie Glázrová

    vdova Kubátová, podruhyně

  15. Fanda Mrázek

    celník Martínek

  16. František Hanus

    pláteník

  17. Gustav Hrdlička

    sklenkář

  18. Eman Fiala

    krejčí

  19. Bohuš Hradil

    dvořan

  20. Marcela Sedláčková

    dvorní dáma

  21. Eva Klepáčová

    žena v podhradí

  22. Josef Bartůněk

    muž v podhradí

  23. Ladislav Gzela

    hrnčíř v podhradí

  24. Vladimír Klemens

    dirigent

  25. Slávka Rosenbergová

    žena v podhradí

  26. Josef Bělský

    dvořan

  27. Jiří Novotný

    kuchtík

  28. Karel Hovorka

    dvořan

  29. Vladimír Jedenáctík

    dvořan

  30. Karla Svobodová

    holčička

  31. Irena Bernátová

    dvorní dáma

  32. Jiří Valenta

    dvořan u dalekohledu

  33. Jiřina Lukešová

  34. Zdeněk Kříž

  35. Eva Hepnerová

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 35 , Crews : 36

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Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1955) 107 Min

ALL 02/11/1955 (cs)
Family, Comedy, Fantasy
  • Release 02/11/1955
  • Production
    Studio uměleckého filmu Praha
  • Original title Byl jednou jeden král...
  • cs
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Bořivoj Zeman

    Director

  2. Oldřich Kautský, Jiří Brdečka, Jan Werich, Bořivoj Zeman

    Story

  3. Josef Dobřichovský

    Editor

  4. Producer



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