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Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1955) [N/A]

Release Date:
February 11, 1955

Original Title:
Byl jednou jeden král...

Alternate Titles:
Byl jednou jeden král
There Was Once a King...

Genres:
Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Studio uměleckého filmu Praha

Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 107

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Art Designer:
Jiří Trnka

Assistant Camera:
Josef Pechar
Jiří Štaud

Assistant Director:
Jiří Jungwirth
Květa Ondráková
Pavel Kopta

Assistant Editor:
Libuše Straňáková

Assistant Production Design:
Bohumil Pokorný
Leo Kohn

Book:
Božena Němcová

Choreographer:
Marie Anna Tymichová

Conductor:
Milivoj Uzelac

Costume Design:
Bohumil Sochor

Dialogue:
Jan Werich
Jiří Brdečka

Director:
Bořivoj Zeman

Director of Photography:
Jan Roth

Editor:
Josef Dobřichovský

Gaffer:
Karel Brož

Lyricist:
Jaroslav Seifert

Makeup & Hair:
Gustav Hrdlička

Original Music Composer:
Václav Trojan

Production Assistant:
Tomáš Kulík

Production Design:
Jan Zázvorka

Production Manager:
Jaroslav Jílovec

Screenplay:
Jan Werich
Jiří Brdečka
Bořivoj Zeman

Set Decoration:
Vladimír Mácha

Sound:
Milan Novotný

Special Effects:
Vladimír Novotný

Story:
Jiří Brdečka
Oldřich Kautský
Jan Werich
Bořivoj Zeman

Unit Production Manager:
Vlastimil Maršálek

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