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

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jan Werich

      král Já I.

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      Vlasta Burian

      kancléř Atakdále

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      Irena Kačírková

      princezna Drahomíra

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      Stella Májová

      princezna Zpěvanka

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      Milena Dvorská

      princezna Maruška

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      František Černý

      kuchař

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      Lubomír Lipský

      princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.

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      Miloš Kopecký

      chytrý princ

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      Miroslav Horníček

      princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.

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      Terezie Brzková

      stařenka kořenářka

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      Zdeněk Dítě

      zahradník

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      Josef Pehr

      dudák

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      Vladimír Ráž

      rybář

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      Marie Glázrová

      vdova Kubátová, podruhyně

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      Fanda Mrázek

      celník Martínek

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      František Hanus

      pláteník

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      Gustav Hrdlička

      sklenkář

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      Eman Fiala

      krejčí

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      Bohuš Hradil

      dvořan

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      Marcela Sedláčková

      dvorní dáma

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      Eva Klepáčová

      žena v podhradí

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      Josef Bartůněk

      muž v podhradí

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      Ladislav Gzela

      hrnčíř v podhradí

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      Vladimír Klemens

      dirigent

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      Slávka Rosenbergová

      žena v podhradí

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      Josef Bělský

      dvořan

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      Jiří Novotný

      kuchtík

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      Karel Hovorka

      dvořan

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      Vladimír Jedenáctík

      dvořan

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      Karla Svobodová

      holčička

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      Irena Bernátová

      dvorní dáma

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      Jiří Valenta

      dvořan u dalekohledu

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      Jiřina Lukešová

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      Zdeněk Kříž

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      Eva Hepnerová

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • fairy tale
    • based on short story