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.
Unfortunately the movie Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustav Hrdlička | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | Bořivoj Zeman | Story |
| Writing | Jan Werich | Dialogue |
| Production | Vlastimil Maršálek | Unit Production Manager |
| Writing | Božena Němcová | Book |
| Writing | Jan Werich | Story |
| Crew | Vladimír Novotný | Special Effects |
| Lighting | Karel Brož | Gaffer |
| Writing | Jaroslav Seifert | Lyricist |
| Writing | Oldřich Kautský | Story |
| Writing | Jiří Brdečka | Dialogue |
| Crew | Marie Anna Tymichová | Choreographer |
| Writing | Jiří Brdečka | Story |
| Art | Jiří Trnka | Art Designer |
| Sound | Václav Trojan | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Bořivoj Zeman | Director |
| Directing | Pavel Kopta | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Milivoj Uzelac | Conductor |
| Art | Vladimír Mácha | Set Decoration |
| Art | Leo Kohn | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Jan Roth | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jaroslav Jílovec | Production Manager |
| Writing | Jiří Brdečka | Screenplay |
| Production | Tomáš Kulík | Production Assistant |
| Art | Jan Zázvorka | Production Design |
| Editing | Josef Dobřichovský | Editor |
| Camera | Jiří Štaud | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Bořivoj Zeman | Screenplay |
| Sound | Milan Novotný | Sound |
| Writing | Jan Werich | Screenplay |
| Art | Bohumil Pokorný | Assistant Production Design |
| Directing | Květa Ondráková | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Josef Pechar | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Libuše Straňáková | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Jiří Jungwirth | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bohumil Sochor | Costume Design |
