Movie · 107 min · cmy, fnt, fml, eur
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.
Where to watch Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Available on 2 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 1 countries, best placed at #335 in Czech Republic.
- Czech Republic #335
Chart history
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... has spent 0 days in a top 3, 0 days in a top 10 and 2 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #32.
Cast
Jan Werich, Vlasta Burian, Irena Kačírková, Stella Májová, Milena Dvorská, František Černý, Lubomír Lipský, Miloš Kopecký, Miroslav Horníček, Terezie Brzková, Zdeněk Dítě, Josef Pehr, Vladimír Ráž, Marie Glázrová, Fanda Mrázek, František Hanus, Gustav Hrdlička, Eman Fiala
Crew
Bořivoj Zeman (director,screenplay), Jiří Brdečka (screenplay), Jan Werich (screenplay)