There Was Once a King… (1955)

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Country: Czechoslovakia
Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Release: 1955-02-01
Director: Borivoj Zeman
Writers: Jirí Brdecka , Oldrich Kautský , Jan Werich , Borivoj Zeman
Language: Czech
Stars: Jan Werich , Vlasta Burian , Irena Kacírková , Stella Májová , Milena Dvorská , Frantisek Cerný , Lubomír Lipský , Miroslav Hornícek , Milos Kopecký , Terezie Brzková
Runtime: 107 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Był sobie król... (Poland) , There Was Once a King... , Es war einmal ein König , There Was Once a King... (United States of America) , There Was Once a King... (United Kingdom) , There Was Once a King... , Жил-был один король , Byl jednou jeden král... , Bol raz jeden kráľ... (Slovakia (Slovak Republic)) , Byl jednou jeden král... (India) , Byl jednou jeden král... , Volt egyszer egy király (Hungary) , There Was Once a King... , Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... , Bol raz jeden kráľ... , Byl jednou jeden král... (Czech Republic)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0184316