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Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
8.0
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1h 47m
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1955
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.
Cast
![Jan Werich pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FdEusoR17fbHY19KGUK5Fo31Q7oL.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Jan Werich
král Já I.
![Vlasta Burian pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FgYaBi6phaNcecZF37phx4s7bKTZ.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Vlasta Burian
kancléř Atakdále
![Irena Kačírková pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FaZE8aIMByKqsqgJSxBWBnGdkTXT.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Irena Kačírková
princezna Drahomíra
![Stella Májová pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FjAyKJ9oK7Rm7X4omOMmyjYbklBu.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Stella Májová
princezna Zpěvanka
![Milena Dvorská pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FcG4dNQVPuAgcYUEQcAE6uTJbm0.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Milena Dvorská
princezna Maruška
![František Černý pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FvSPsZ3xIVYx4GNsAetBD5YLXkqR.jpg&w=320&q=75)
František Černý
kuchař
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Lubomír Lipský
princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.
![Miloš Kopecký pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FA4bIGzAKGc8HJj20LyHXv0LbOp9.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Miloš Kopecký
chytrý princ
![Miroslav Horníček pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FwsR5um91VpJJuzxBBRK0yHoBUUm.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Miroslav Horníček
princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.
![Terezie Brzková pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F3Y3WrFSQOk42skZLfjJSVmjypoo.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Terezie Brzková
stařenka kořenářka
![Zdeněk Dítě pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F9xGNFoZ5gVUtK7i7lYJZCKHqqFS.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Zdeněk Dítě
zahradník
![Josef Pehr pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F9YWCOKbdTNxsUj99lMQybXMy3IQ.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Josef Pehr
dudák
![Vladimír Ráž pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F4TNDanTjAxvSx3Kcj5zlfkViWVB.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Vladimír Ráž
rybář
![Marie Glázrová pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FumMx7p2jQFzWf0iQSXI8lUPfiJ1.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Marie Glázrová
vdova Kubátová, podruhyně
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Fanda Mrázek
celník Martínek
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