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

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Family Comedy Fantasy

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.

Release Date 1955-02-11
Runtime 1h 47m
Directors Bořivoj Zeman, Jiří Jungwirth, Květa Ondráková, Pavel Kopta, Jan Roth
Producer
Writers Jan Werich, Jiří Brdečka, Bořivoj Zeman, Božena Němcová, Jiří Brdečka, Oldřich Kautský, Jan Werich, Bořivoj Zeman, Jaroslav Seifert, Jan Werich, Jiří Brdečka