Directed by:
Bořivoj ZemanCinematography:
Jan RothComposer:
Václav TrojanCast:
Jan Werich, Vlasta Burian, Terezie Brzková, Marie Glázrová, Irena Kačírková, Stella Májová, Milena Dvorská, Miroslav Horníček, Lubomír Lipský st. (more)Plots(1)
Once upon a time there was a King and his name was Me I. He had three daughters: Drahomíra, who loved gold and jewels, Zpěvanka, who loved to sing, and Maruška, who looked after the Royal Household. The King wanted to hand over his Kingdom to the daughter who loved him most. Drahomíra loved him as dearly as gold, Zpěvanka as much as a golden voice, and the youngest Maruška as much as salt. The King got very angry with Maruška for giving him such an answer, and expelled her from the castle. He ordered all the salt in his Kingdom to be destroyed as well. Only the smart widow Kubátová defied his orders. After a while, the King realized that it wasn't possible to live without salt, and he also missed Maruška. When he admitted his mistake, he found Maruška at the old herbwoman's place. They reconciled and Maruška brought him the salt shaker in which the salt never ran low. In the meanwhile, the Princes who came to court the King's daughters, left the castle. They realized that the Princesses didn't want them, because they had just found their real husbands - a gardener, a piper and a fisherman. The common weddings were magnificent. The King also realized that he would be happier with a wife and married widow Kubátová. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jan Werich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268969_fbfcd9.jpg)
Jan Werich
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Balada z hadrů (1960) (theatrical recording)
![Vlasta Burian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268543_d19361.jpg)
Vlasta Burian
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Station Master (1941)
![Terezie Brzková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268284_7c9bff.jpg)
Terezie Brzková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
The Proud Princess (1952)
The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice (1944)
![Marie Glázrová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268332_e1e419.jpg)
Marie Glázrová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Kočičí hra (1982) (theatrical recording)
Higher Principle (1960)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
![Irena Kačírková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270430_fdae48.jpg)
Irena Kačírková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
Conscience (1948)
![Stella Májová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274852_7a9d82.jpg)
Stella Májová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
![Milena Dvorská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268198_e0ec20.jpg)
Milena Dvorská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
![Miroslav Horníček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269253_c1dd8a.jpg)
Miroslav Horníček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Balada z hadrů (1960) (theatrical recording)
![Lubomír Lipský st.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268173_7324a0.jpg)
Lubomír Lipský st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
![Miloš Kopecký](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268171_8131f9.jpg)
Miloš Kopecký
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
Dům na nebesích (1984) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
![Zdeněk Dítě](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268690_417d76.jpg)
Zdeněk Dítě
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dva na koni, jeden na oslu (1977) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Men About Town (1969)
![Josef Pehr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274528_9ae75f.jpg)
Josef Pehr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Naši furianti (1971) (theatrical recording)
Alena (1947)
![Vladimír Ráž](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271972_1202c8.jpg)
Vladimír Ráž
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
![František Černý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268681_ed305b.jpg)
František Černý
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![Fanda Mrázek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274338_a76797.jpg)
Fanda Mrázek
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![František Hanus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274304_7b613c.jpg)
František Hanus
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Cyrano z Bergeracu (1986) (theatrical recording)
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
![Gustav Hrdlička](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/500/166500497_0619f3.jpg)
Gustav Hrdlička
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![Eman Fiala](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268861_ebd14e.jpg)
Eman Fiala
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Josef Bartůněk
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
![Josef Bělský](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275483_855874.jpg)
Josef Bělský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Christian (1939)
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)