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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1955-02-11
- video_camera_front Companies Studio uměleckého filmu Praha
- timer Runtime: 107 Mins
- star Rating: 8 / 10
- favorite Likes: 26 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0184316
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Jan Werich
král Já I.
Vlasta Burian
kancléř Atakdále
Irena Kačírková
princezna Drahomíra
Stella Májová
princezna Zpěvanka
Milena Dvorská
princezna Maruška
František Černý
kuchař
Lubomír Lipský
princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.
Miloš Kopecký
chytrý princ
Miroslav Horníček
princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.
Terezie Brzková
stařenka kořenářka
Zdeněk Dítě
zahradník
Josef Pehr
dudák
Vladimír Ráž
rybář
Marie Glázrová
vdova Kubátová, podruhyně
Fanda Mrázek
celník Martínek
František Hanus
pláteník
Gustav Hrdlička
sklenkář
Eman Fiala
krejčí
Bohuš Hradil
dvořan
Marcela Sedláčková
dvorní dáma
Eva Klepáčová
žena v podhradí
Josef Bartůněk
muž v podhradí
Ladislav Gzela
hrnčíř v podhradí
Vladimír Klemens
dirigent
Slávka Rosenbergová
žena v podhradí
Josef Bělský
dvořan
Jiří Novotný
kuchtík
Karel Hovorka
dvořan
Vladimír Jedenáctík
dvořan
Karla Svobodová
holčička
Irena Bernátová
dvorní dáma
Jiří Valenta
dvořan u dalekohledu
Jiřina Lukešová
Zdeněk Kříž
Eva Hepnerová
groups Crew
Karel Brož
Gaffer
Vlastimil Maršálek
Unit Production Manager
Božena Němcová
Book
Jiří Brdečka
Story
Oldřich Kautský
Story
Jan Werich
Story
Bořivoj Zeman
Story
Jiří Trnka
Art Designer
Václav Trojan
Original Music Composer
Jaroslav Seifert
Lyricist
Gustav Hrdlička
Makeup & Hair
Vladimír Novotný
Special Effects
Marie Anna Tymichová
Choreographer
Jan Werich
Dialogue
Jiří Brdečka
Dialogue
Bořivoj Zeman
Director
Jan Werich
Screenplay
Jiří Brdečka
Screenplay
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
Tomáš Kulík
Production Assistant
Libuše Straňáková
Assistant Editor
Jaroslav Jílovec
Production Manager
Jan Roth
Director of Photography
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