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Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Feb 11, 1955
Rating: 1955-02-11
Run Time: 1h 47m
Original Language: Czech
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Production Countries: Czechoslovakia
Production Companies: Studio uměleckého filmu Praha
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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.
Crew
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Directing | Director |
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Bořivoj Zeman
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Assistant Director |
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Jiří Jungwirth
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Květa Ondráková
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Pavel Kopta
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Writing | Screenplay |
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Jan Werich
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Jiří Brdečka
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Bořivoj Zeman
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Book |
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Božena Němcová
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Story |
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Jiří Brdečka
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Oldřich Kautský
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Jan Werich
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Bořivoj Zeman
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Lyricist |
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Jaroslav Seifert
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Dialogue |
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Jan Werich
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Jiří Brdečka
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Art | Production Design |
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Jan Zázvorka
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Assistant Production Design |
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Bohumil Pokorný
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Leo Kohn
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Set Decoration |
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Vladimír Mácha
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Art Designer |
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Jiří Trnka
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Sound | Conductor |
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Milivoj Uzelac
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Sound |
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Milan Novotný
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Original Music Composer |
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Václav Trojan
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Editing | Editor |
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Josef Dobřichovský
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Assistant Editor |
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Libuše Straňáková
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Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
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Bohumil Sochor
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Makeup & Hair |
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Gustav Hrdlička
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Camera | Assistant Camera |
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Josef Pechar
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Jiří Štaud
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Director of Photography |
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Jan Roth
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Production | Production Assistant |
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Tomáš Kulík
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Production Manager |
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Jaroslav Jílovec
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Unit Production Manager |
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Vlastimil Maršálek
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Lighting | Gaffer |
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Karel Brož
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Crew | Special Effects |
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Vladimír Novotný
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Choreographer |
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Marie Anna Tymichová
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