Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
107 mins
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.
Gustav Hrdlička
sklenkář
Josef Bartůněk
muž v podhradí
Ladislav Gzela
hrnčíř v podhradí
Vladimír Klemens
dirigent
Slávka Rosenbergová
žena v podhradí
Jiří Novotný
kuchtík
Karel Hovorka
dvořan
Vladimír Jedenáctík
dvořan
Karla Svobodová
holčička
Irena Bernátová
dvorní dáma
Jiří Valenta
dvořan u dalekohledu
Karel Brož
Gaffer
Vlastimil Maršálek
Unit Production Manager
Oldřich Kautský
Story
Bořivoj Zeman
Story
Václav Trojan
Original Music Composer
Jaroslav Seifert
Lyricist
Gustav Hrdlička
Makeup & Hair
Vladimír Novotný
Special Effects
Marie Anna Tymichová
Choreographer
Bořivoj Zeman
Director
Bořivoj Zeman
Screenplay
Jan Zázvorka
Production Design
Bohumil Pokorný
Assistant Production Design
Leo Kohn
Assistant Production Design
Milivoj Uzelac
Conductor
Milan Novotný
Sound
Josef Dobřichovský
Editor
Bohumil Sochor
Costume Design
Vladimír Mácha
Set Decoration
Jiří Jungwirth
Assistant Director
Květa Ondráková
Assistant Director
Pavel Kopta
Assistant Director
Josef Pechar
Assistant Camera
Jiří Štaud
Assistant Camera
Libuše Straňáková
Assistant Editor
Jaroslav Jílovec
Production Manager
Jan Roth
Director of Photography