Does Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

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

Name: Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 1955
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Jan Werich, Vlasta Burian, Irena Kačírková, Stella Májová, Milena Dvorská

Directed by Bořivoj Zeman

Produced by Studio uměleckého filmu Praha

1955107 min8.0 / 10

A whimsical fairy-tale moral fable about a vain king learning humility and the true meaning of love through magical intervention and natural consequence.

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.

Clusters

Cozy Fantasy Stories Myth and Storytelling

Genres

Family Comedy Fantasy

Keywords

Fairy Tale Based On Short Story

Questions people ask

Does Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.
Is Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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