Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (Byl jednou jeden král...) 69 years old

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

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.

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

Name Character
Zdeněk Dítě He was 34, 81 years old when he died as zahradník
Milena Dvorská She was 16, 71 years old when she died as princezna Maruška
Miloš Kopecký He was 32, 73 years old when he died as chytrý princ
František Hanus He was 38, 75 years old when he died as pláteník
Vlasta Burian He was 63, 70 years old when he died as kacléř Atakdále
Lubomír Lipský He was 31, 92 years old when he died as chrabrý princ
Josef Pehr He was 35, 67 years old when he died as dudák
Vladimír Ráž He was 31, 77 years old when he died as rybář
František Černý He was 50, 58 years old when he died as kuchař
Irena Kačírková She was 29, 60 years old when she died as princezna Drahomíra
Stella Májová She was 31, 86 years old when she died as princezna Zpěvanka
Jan Werich He was 49, 75 years old when he died as král Já I.
Miroslav Horníček He was 36, 84 years old when he died as krásný princ
Eman Fiala He was 55, 71 years old when he died as krejčí
Terezie Brzková She was 80, 91 years old when she died as stařenka
Marie Glázrová She was 43, 88 years old when she died as vdova Kubátová

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

Name Department
Bořivoj Zeman as Director. He was 42 (79) years old when He died Directing
Bořivoj Zeman as Writer. He was 42 (79) years old when He died Writing
Božena Němcová as Novel. She was 134 (41) years old when She died Writing
Henryk Bloch as Writer. Writing
Oldřich Kautský as Writer. Writing
Václav Trojan as Music. He was 47 (76) years old when He died Sound
Dalibor C. Vačkář as Music. He was 48 (78) years old when He died Sound
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Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (69 years)

  • Release day: Friday, February 11, 1955
  • Runtime: 107 minutes