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Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...

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
Release Date: Friday, February 11 1955
69 years ago
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Portrait of Jan WerichJan Werich
Jan Werich was
50 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'král Já I.'.
Mon, Feb 06 1905 –
Fri, Oct 31 1980
Portrait of Vlasta BurianVlasta Burian
Vlasta Burian was
63 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'kancléř Atakdále'.
Thu, Apr 09 1891 –
Wed, Jan 31 1962
Portrait of Irena KačírkováIrena Kačírková
Irena Kačírková was
29 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'princezna Drahomíra'.
Tue, Mar 24 1925 –
Sat, Oct 26 1985
Portrait of Stella MájováStella Májová
Stella Májová was
31 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'princezna Zpěvanka'.
Thu, Jul 19 1923 –
Thu, Nov 05 2009
Portrait of Milena DvorskáMilena Dvorská
Milena Dvorská was
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as 'princezna Maruška'.
Wed, Sep 07 1938 –
Tue, Dec 22 2009
Portrait of František ČernýFrantišek Černý
František Černý was
50 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'kuchař'.
Sat, Jul 02 1904 –
Fri, Jan 18 1963
Portrait of Lubomír LipskýLubomír Lipský
Lubomír Lipský was
31 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.'.
Thu, Apr 19 1923 –
Fri, Oct 02 2015
Portrait of Miloš KopeckýMiloš Kopecký
Miloš Kopecký was
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as 'chytrý princ'.
Tue, Aug 22 1922 –
Fri, Feb 16 1996
Portrait of Miroslav HorníčekMiroslav Horníček
Miroslav Horníček was
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as 'princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.'.
Sun, Nov 10 1918 –
Sat, Feb 15 2003
Portrait of Terezie BrzkováTerezie Brzková
Terezie Brzková was
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as 'stařenka kořenářka'.
Mon, Jan 11 1875 –
Sat, Nov 19 1966
Portrait of Zdeněk DítěZdeněk Dítě
Zdeněk Dítě was
34 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'zahradník'.
Fri, Nov 19 1920 –
Tue, Dec 11 2001
Portrait of Josef PehrJosef Pehr
Josef Pehr was
35 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'dudák'.
Thu, Aug 14 1919 –
Sun, Aug 17 1986
Portrait of Vladimír RážVladimír Ráž
Vladimír Ráž was
31 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'rybář'.
Sun, Jul 01 1923 –
Tue, Jul 04 2000
Portrait of Marie GlázrováMarie Glázrová
Marie Glázrová was
43 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'vdova Kubátová, podruhyně'.
Wed, Jul 12 1911 –
Sat, Feb 19 2000
Portrait of Fanda MrázekFanda Mrázek
Fanda Mrázek was
51 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'celník Martínek'.
Sat, Aug 22 1903 –
Tue, Oct 13 1970
Portrait of František HanusFrantišek Hanus
František Hanus was
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as 'pláteník'.
Fri, May 12 1916 –
Mon, Sep 02 1991
Portrait of Gustav HrdličkaGustav Hrdlička
Gustav Hrdlička was
46 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'sklenkář'.
Mon, Jul 27 1908 –
Wed, Apr 16 1969
Portrait of Eman FialaEman Fiala
Eman Fiala was
55 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'krejčí'.
Sat, Apr 15 1899 –
Wed, Jun 24 1970
Portrait of Bohuš HradilBohuš Hradil
Bohuš Hradil was
49 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'dvořan'.
Tue, Jun 27 1905 –
Tue, Feb 28 1984
Portrait of Marcela SedláčkováMarcela Sedláčková
Marcela Sedláčková was
28 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'dvorní dáma'.
Sat, Mar 06 1926 –
Sat, Apr 12 1969
Portrait of Eva KlepáčováEva Klepáčová
Eva Klepáčová was
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as 'žena v podhradí'.
Tue, May 02 1933 –
Mon, Jun 18 2012
Portrait of Josef BartůněkJosef Bartůněk
Josef Bartůněk was
57 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'muž v podhradí'.
Fri, Nov 12 1897 –
Sun, Jun 17 1973
Portrait of Ladislav GzelaLadislav Gzela
Ladislav Gzela was
47 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'hrnčíř v podhradí'.
Wed, Feb 20 1907 –
Sat, Apr 07 1984
Portrait of Vladimír KlemensVladimír Klemens
Vladimír Klemens was
49 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'dirigent'.
Sun, Aug 27 1905
Portrait of Slávka RosenbergováSlávka Rosenbergová
Slávka Rosenbergová was
50 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'žena v podhradí'.
Sat, Sep 03 1904 –
Fri, Feb 13 1981
Portrait of Josef BělskýJosef Bělský
Josef Bělský was
63 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'dvořan'.
Fri, Dec 11 1891 –
Sun, Jan 23 1966
Portrait of Jiří NovotnýJiří Novotný
Jiří Novotný was
17 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'kuchtík'.
Fri, Jul 23 1937
Portrait of Karel HovorkaKarel Hovorka
Karel Hovorka was
30 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'dvořan'.
Mon, Jun 23 1924 –
Wed, Oct 05 1988
Portrait of Vladimír JedenáctíkVladimír Jedenáctík
Vladimír Jedenáctík was
49 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'dvořan'.
Tue, Jul 18 1905 –
Sat, Aug 09 1980
Portrait of Karla SvobodováKarla Svobodová
Karla Svobodová was
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as 'holčička'.
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Portrait of Irena BernátováIrena Bernátová
Irena Bernátová was
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as 'dvorní dáma'.
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Portrait of Jiří ValentaJiří Valenta
Jiří Valenta was
26 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as 'dvořan u dalekohledu'.
Sat, Oct 13 1928 –
Sat, Aug 10 1996
Portrait of Jiřina LukešováJiřina Lukešová
Jiřina Lukešová was
35 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as ''.
Fri, Sep 12 1919 –
Wed, Jul 28 2010
Portrait of Zdeněk KřížZdeněk Kříž
Zdeněk Kříž was
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as ''.
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Portrait of Eva HepnerováEva Hepnerová
Eva Hepnerová was
>> in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
as ''.
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Crew

Portrait of Bořivoj ZemanBořivoj Zeman
Screenplay, Director, Story
Bořivoj Zeman was
42 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Wed, Mar 06 1912 –
Mon, Dec 23 1991
Portrait of Jan RothJan Roth
Director of Photography
Jan Roth was
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Fri, Nov 10 1899 –
Wed, Oct 04 1972
Portrait of Jiří JungwirthJiří Jungwirth
Assistant Director
Jiří Jungwirth was
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Wed, Sep 21 1921 –
Thu, Oct 22 1959
Portrait of Pavel KoptaPavel Kopta
Assistant Director
Pavel Kopta was
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Thu, Sep 11 1930 –
Sun, Aug 21 1988
Portrait of Květa OndrákováKvěta Ondráková
Assistant Director
Květa Ondráková was
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Portrait of Jan WerichJan Werich
Screenplay, Dialogue, Story
Jan Werich was
50 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Mon, Feb 06 1905 –
Fri, Oct 31 1980
Portrait of Jiří BrdečkaJiří Brdečka
Screenplay, Dialogue, Story
Jiří Brdečka was
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Mon, Dec 24 1917 –
Wed, Jun 02 1982
Portrait of Josef DobřichovskýJosef Dobřichovský
Editor
Josef Dobřichovský was
40 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Thu, Oct 29 1914
Portrait of Libuše StraňákováLibuše Straňáková
Assistant Editor
Libuše Straňáková was
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Portrait of Václav TrojanVáclav Trojan
Original Music Composer
Václav Trojan was
47 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Wed, Apr 24 1907 –
Tue, Jul 05 1983
Portrait of Božena NěmcováBožena Němcová
Book
Božena Němcová would have been no older than
41 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Fri, Feb 04 1820 –
Tue, Jan 21 1862
Portrait of Gustav HrdličkaGustav Hrdlička
Makeup & Hair
Gustav Hrdlička was
46 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Mon, Jul 27 1908 –
Wed, Apr 16 1969
Portrait of Vlastimil MaršálekVlastimil Maršálek
Unit Production Manager
Vlastimil Maršálek was
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Portrait of Jiří TrnkaJiří Trnka
Art Designer
Jiří Trnka was
42 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Sat, Feb 24 1912 –
Tue, Dec 30 1969
Portrait of Oldřich KautskýOldřich Kautský
Story
Oldřich Kautský was
48 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Fri, Apr 20 1906 –
Sat, Nov 22 1980
Portrait of Vladimír NovotnýVladimír Novotný
Special Effects
Vladimír Novotný was
40 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Sat, Oct 17 1914 –
Mon, Apr 14 1997
Portrait of Vladimír MáchaVladimír Mácha
Set Decoration
Vladimír Mácha was
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Mon, Jan 04 1915
Portrait of Bohumil PokornýBohumil Pokorný
Assistant Production Design
Bohumil Pokorný was
26 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Fri, Mar 30 1928 –
Thu, Jul 31 1986
Portrait of Jan ZázvorkaJan Zázvorka
Production Design
Jan Zázvorka was
40 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Sat, May 02 1914 –
Mon, Jan 14 1991
Portrait of Tomáš KulíkTomáš Kulík
Production Assistant
Tomáš Kulík was
28 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Tue, Feb 08 1927
Portrait of Milan NovotnýMilan Novotný
Sound
Milan Novotný was
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Portrait of Josef PecharJosef Pechar
Assistant Camera
Josef Pechar was
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Portrait of Jaroslav JílovecJaroslav Jílovec
Production Manager
Jaroslav Jílovec was
41 in Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Thu, Jul 17 1913 –
Sun, May 18 1969
Portrait of Milivoj UzelacMilivoj Uzelac
Conductor
Milivoj Uzelac was
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Mon, Jun 16 1919 –
Tue, Mar 08 1988
Portrait of Jaroslav SeifertJaroslav Seifert
Lyricist
Jaroslav Seifert was
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Mon, Sep 23 1901 –
Fri, Jan 10 1986
Portrait of Bohumil SochorBohumil Sochor
Costume Design
Bohumil Sochor was
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Portrait of Jiří ŠtaudJiří Štaud
Assistant Camera
Jiří Štaud was
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Portrait of Leo KohnLeo Kohn
Assistant Production Design
Leo Kohn was
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Portrait of Karel BrožKarel Brož
Gaffer
Karel Brož was
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Portrait of Marie Anna TymichováMarie Anna Tymichová
Choreographer
Marie Anna Tymichová was
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