Tale of Tales

"The Queen of Selvascura risks everything to be a mother; the King of Roccaforte falls in love with the voice of a mysterious girl; the King of Altomonte becomes obsessed with a flea and neglects his daughter."

Cast

Salma Hayek Pinault

as Queen of Longtrellis

Vincent Cassel

as King of Strongcliff

Toby Jones

as King of Highhills

Shirley Henderson

as Imma

Hayley Carmichael

as Dora

Bebe Cave

as Violet

Stacy Martin

as Young Dora

Christian Lees

as Elias

Jonah Lees

as Jonah

Guillaume Delaunay

as Ogre

Alba Rohrwacher

as Mother Circus Performer

Massimo Ceccherini

as Father Circus Performer

John C. Reilly

as King of Longtrellis

Laura Pizzirani

as Jonah's Mother

Franco Pistoni

as Necromancer

Jessie Cave

as Fenizia

Michael Martini

as 1st Circus Boy

Alessandro Campagna

as 2nd Circus Boy

Lorenzo Bernardi

as Contortionist

Giselda Volodi

as Lady-in-Waiting

Giuseppina Cervizzi

as Lady-in-Waiting

Luisa Ragusa

as Lady-in-Waiting

Giovanni Calcagno

as Court Knights

Stefano Strufaldi

as Court Cardinal

Giuseppe Carnemolla

as Court Astrologer

Diego Parenti

as Baby Elias

Gherardo Toccafondi

as Baby Elias

Lorenzo Mastronardi

as Baby Jonah

Paolo Risi

as Court Jester

Giuliano Del Taglia

as Court Jester

Betty La Padula

as Court Jester

Kathryn Hunter

as Witch

Ryan McParland

as Lackey

Kenneth Collard

as Knife Sharpener

Renato Scarpa

as Barber

Guenda Goria

as 1st Maid of Honour

Catrinel Marlon

as 2nd Maid of Honour

Talita Bartoli

as Courtesan

Cristiana Vaccaro

as Courtesan

Elizabeth Kinnear

as Courtesan

Andrea Rodriguez

as Courtesan

Sabrina La Torre

as Courtesan

Eric MacLennan

as Doctor

Nicola Sloane

as Violet's Handmaiden

Davide Campagna

as Circus Performer

Giulio Beranek

as Circus Performer

Vincenzo Nemolato

as Circus Performer

Martina Laticignola

as Young Violet

Andrea Loreni

as Tightrope Walker

Vincenzo Pellegrini

as Suitor

Francesco Lo Mascolo

as Suitor

Maxence Dinant

as Suitor

Tiziana Buldini

as Dead Queen of Longtrellis (uncredited)

Crew

Ugo Chiti

Screenplay

Matteo Garrone

Producer

Matteo Garrone

Director

Massimo Gaudioso

Screenplay

Dimitri Capuani

Production Design

Alexandre Desplat

Original Music Composer

Jeremy Thomas

Producer

Massimo Cantini Parrini

Costume Design

Peter Suschitzky

Director of Photography

Matteo Garrone

Screenplay

Marco Spoletini

Editor

Edoardo Albinati

Screenplay

Jean Labadie

Producer

Massimo Pauletto

Art Direction

Marco Furbatto

Art Direction

Alessia Anfuso

Set Decoration

Leslie Shatz

Sound Designer

Peter Watson

Executive Producer

Alessio Lazzareschi

Executive Producer

Anne Sheehan

Executive Producer

Nicki Hattingh

Executive Producer

Sheryl Crown

Executive Producer

Gianpaolo Rifino

Supervising Art Director

Patrizia Barbera

Assistant Costume Designer

Marina Angela Ruiz

Seamstress

Amedeo Califano

Visual Effects Coordinator

Alessandro Contenta

Animation

Marco Streccioni

Sound Engineer

Francesco Pegoretti

Hair Designer

Valter Casotto

Prosthetic Supervisor

Diego Prestopino

Makeup Artist

Nicola Sganga

Visual Effects Supervisor

Bruno Albi Marini

Visual Effects Supervisor

Biasi Pierangela

Makeup Artist

Novella Borghi

Makeup Artist

Veronica Spadaro

Seamstress

Eleonora Patriarca

First Assistant Camera

Jon Flores

Sound Effects Editor

Gino Tamagnini

Makeup Designer

Paolo Del Brocco

Co-Producer

Sebastiano Murer

Property Master

Daniel Ward

Foley Editor

Ryan Collison

Foley Mixer

Leslie Bloome

Foley Artist

Maricetta Lombardo

Sound Recordist

Joanna Fang

Foley Artist

Xavier Forcioli

Music Coordinator

Giambattista Basile

Book

Edoardo Albinati

Story

Ugo Chiti

Story

Massimo Gaudioso

Story

Matteo Garrone

Story

Gianluca Chiaretti

Line Producer

Michela Rossi

Unit Production Manager

Jina Jay

Casting Director

Leslie Shatz

Sound Mixer

Davide D'Onofrio

Boom Operator

Monica Verzolini

Post Production Supervisor

Francesca Di Giamberardino

Title Designer

Stefano Pajetta

Title Graphics

Paolo Trotta

First Assistant Director

Chiara Polizzi

Casting

Leonardo Cruciano

VFX Supervisor

Marta Billingsley

Sound Editor

Nunzia De Stefano

Other

Andrea Tagliaferri

First Assistant Director

Alessandro Brambilla

Camera Operator

Alessandro Feletti

Sound Editor

Leonardo Cruciano

Special Effects Supervisor

Anne-Laure Labadie

Producer

Nicola Deorsola

First Assistant Director

Gennaro Aquino

Location Manager