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 |
| Lighting | Karel Brož | Gaffer |
| Writing | Oldřich Kautský | Story |
| Writing | Jan Werich | Dialogue |
| Production | Vlastimil Maršálek | Unit Production Manager |
| Writing | Božena Němcová | Book |
| Writing | Jiří Brdečka | Story |
| Sound | Václav Trojan | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Marie Anna Tymichová | Choreographer |
| Writing | Jan Werich | Story |
| Art | Jiří Trnka | Art Designer |
| Crew | Vladimír Novotný | Special Effects |
| Writing | Bořivoj Zeman | Story |
| Writing | Jaroslav Seifert | Lyricist |
| Writing | Jiří Brdečka | Dialogue |
| Directing | Bořivoj Zeman | Director |
| Writing | Jiří Brdečka | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jan Werich | Screenplay |
| Sound | Milivoj Uzelac | Conductor |
| Art | Vladimír Mácha | Set Decoration |
| Art | Bohumil Pokorný | Assistant Production Design |
| Directing | Květa Ondráková | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jiří Jungwirth | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Josef Pechar | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Tomáš Kulík | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Libuše Straňáková | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Jan Roth | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Bořivoj Zeman | Screenplay |
| Editing | Josef Dobřichovský | Editor |
| Art | Jan Zázvorka | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bohumil Sochor | Costume Design |
| Camera | Jiří Štaud | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Milan Novotný | Sound |
| Production | Jaroslav Jílovec | Production Manager |
| Directing | Pavel Kopta | Assistant Director |
| Art | Leo Kohn | Assistant Production Design |
