
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... 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 t
Director: Bořivoj Zeman
Cast

Jan Werich
král Já I.

Vlasta Burian
kancléř Atakdále

Irena Kačírková
princezna Drahomíra

Stella Májová
princezna Zpěvanka

Milena Dvorská
princezna Maruška

František Černý
kuchař

Lubomír Lipský
princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.

Miloš Kopecký
chytrý princ

Miroslav Horníček
princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.

Terezie Brzková
stařenka kořenářka