Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

Synopsis

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

Jan Werich

král Já I.

Age : 75 | Popularity : 3%

Vlasta Burian

kancléř Atakdále

Age : 70 | Popularity : 5%

Irena Kačírková

princezna Drahomíra

Age : 60 | Popularity : 7%

Stella Májová

princezna Zpěvanka

Age : 86 | Popularity : 11%

Milena Dvorská

princezna Maruška

Age : 71 | Popularity : 9%

František Černý

kuchař

Age : 58 | Popularity : 5%

Lubomír Lipský

princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.

Age : 92 | Popularity : 7%

Miloš Kopecký

chytrý princ

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Bořivoj Zeman
	Assistant Director	Jiří Jungwirth Květa Ondráková Pavel Kopta
Writing	Screenplay	Jan Werich Jiří Brdečka Bořivoj Zeman
	Book	Božena Němcová
	Story	Jiří Brdečka Oldřich Kautský Jan Werich Bořivoj Zeman
	Lyricist	Jaroslav Seifert
	Dialogue	Jan Werich Jiří Brdečka
Art	Production Design	Jan Zázvorka
	Assistant Production Design	Bohumil Pokorný Leo Kohn
	Set Decoration	Vladimír Mácha
	Art Designer	Jiří Trnka
Sound	Conductor	Milivoj Uzelac
	Sound	Milan Novotný
	Original Music Composer	Václav Trojan
Editing	Editor	Josef Dobřichovský
	Assistant Editor	Libuše Straňáková
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Bohumil Sochor
	Makeup & Hair	Gustav Hrdlička
Camera	Assistant Camera	Josef Pechar Jiří Štaud
	Director of Photography	Jan Roth
Production	Production Assistant	Tomáš Kulík
	Production Manager	Jaroslav Jílovec
	Unit Production Manager	Vlastimil Maršálek
Lighting	Gaffer	Karel Brož
Crew	Special Effects	Vladimír Novotný
	Choreographer	Marie Anna Tymichová
Department	Role	Name

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