There Was Once a King...
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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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Edited by Josef DobrichovskyShot by Jan RothScored by Vaclav TrojanDesigned by Jan Zazvorka
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17 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jan Werich
as King Já I. ("Myself, First")
Vlasta Burian
as radce Atakdále ('Et cetera')
Irena Kacirkova
as princezna Drahomíra
Stella Majova
as princezna Zpevanka
Milena Dvorska
as princezna Maruska
Frantisek Cerny
as Kuchar
Lubomir Lipsky
as princ chrabrý - syn Deloslava VIII.
Miroslav Hornicek
as princ krásný - syn Alabastra XVI.
Milos Kopecky
as Princ chytrý
Terezie Brzkova
as Starenka korenárka
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