- Country: Czechoslovakia
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
- Release: 1977-07-01
- Director: Borivoj Zeman
- Writers: Oldrich Kautský , Borivoj Zeman
- Language: Czech
- Stars: Jirí Korn , Nada Konvalinková , Marie Glázrová , Valérie Kaplanová , Josef Kemr , Zdenek Díte , Frantisek Filipovský , Jorga Kotrbová , Jan Skopecek , Slávka Budínová
- Runtime: 86 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Almost King , Wie Honza beinahe König geworden wäre , Honza málem králem , Honza Málem Kráľom (Slovakia (Slovak Republic)) , Wie Honza beinahe König geworden wäre , Almost King , Pohádka o Honzovi aneb Jak Honza princeznu vyplatil , Almost King (United Kingdom) , Honza králem , Honza málem králem , Honza Málem Králem (Czech Republic) , Almost King (United States of America) , Almost King , Honza małym królem (Poland)
- Plot: Handsome, clever, hedonistic youngster Honza (Czech for Hans) always enjoys his lazy home, but his mother convinces him to go out into the world to gain experiences. The main prize is offered by the king; half his realm and her hand for whoever gets his spoiled-rotten daughter to talk again. Honza proves quite resourceful talking people into things, making friends by doing favors. He has a crush on farmer's maid Marjánka, so gets hired by the stingy farmers, whom he outsmarts every time. Even the royal guard has a hard time chasing and catching the last man who boasted he can loosens the brat princess's lips, which he only manages when his future looks desperate.
- IMDB:tt0074643
Almost King Cast · · · ALL
Borivoj Zeman
Director
Jirí Korn
Honza
Nada Konvalinková
Mařenka
Marie Glázrová
Honzova máma
Jorga Kotrbová
princezna
Frantisek Filipovský
král
Zdenek Díte
vojevůdce
Josef Kemr
bubeník
Jan Skopecek
královský rádce
Valérie Kaplanová
kmotra s kosou
Lubomír Kostelka
pocestný
Petr Nározný
sedlák Matěj
Slávka Budínová
selka
Cestmír Randa
hospodský
Adolf Filip
kovář
Ivana Motycková
Anička
Helena Ruzicková
trhovkyně
Vladimír Hlavatý
Frantisek Kovárík
Václav Lohniský
Arnost Faltýnek
Borivoj Navrátil
Karel Effa
Lubomír Lipský
Mirko Musil
Jirí Lír