Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... 1955
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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.
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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... král Já I.
... kancléř Atakdále
... princezna Drahomíra
... princezna Zpěvanka
... princezna Maruška
... kuchař
Release Date:
Feb 11, 1955
Run Time:
1hr 47`
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Original Language:
Czech
Status:
Released
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... Assistant Director
... Assistant Director
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... král Já I.
... kancléř Atakdále
... princezna Drahomíra
... princezna Zpěvanka
... princezna Maruška
... kuchař
... princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.
... chytrý princ
... princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.
... stařenka kořenářka
... zahradník
... dudák
... rybář
... vdova Kubátová, podruhyně
... celník Martínek
... pláteník
... sklenkář
... krejčí
... dvořan
... dvorní dáma
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... Unit Production Manager
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