"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."
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
Luisa Ragusa
Giovanni Calcagno
as Court Knights
Stefano Strufaldi
as Court Cardinal
Giuseppe Carnemolla
as Court Astrologer
Diego Parenti
as Baby Elias
Gherardo Toccafondi
Lorenzo Mastronardi
as Baby Jonah
Paolo Risi
as Court Jester
Giuliano Del Taglia
Betty La Padula
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
Elizabeth Kinnear
Andrea Rodriguez
Sabrina La Torre
Eric MacLennan
as Doctor
Nicola Sloane
as Violet's Handmaiden
Davide Campagna
as Circus Performer
Giulio Beranek
Vincenzo Nemolato
Martina Laticignola
as Young Violet
Andrea Loreni
as Tightrope Walker
Vincenzo Pellegrini
as Suitor
Francesco Lo Mascolo
Maxence Dinant
Tiziana Buldini
as Dead Queen of Longtrellis (uncredited)
Matteo Garrone
Director
Producer
Ugo Chiti
Screenplay
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Peter Suschitzky
Director of Photography
Edoardo Albinati
Massimo Gaudioso
Jeremy Thomas
Jean Labadie
Marco Spoletini
Editor
Massimo Cantini Parrini
Costume Design
Dimitri Capuani
Production Design
Marco Furbatto
Art Direction
Massimo Pauletto
Alessia Anfuso
Set Decoration
Leslie Shatz
Sound Designer
Peter Watson
Executive Producer
Anne Sheehan
Alessio Lazzareschi
Nicki Hattingh
Sheryl Crown
Gianpaolo Rifino
Supervising Art Director
Patrizia Barbera
Assistant Costume Designer
Marina Angela Ruiz
Seamstress
Veronica Spadaro
Eleonora Patriarca
First Assistant Camera
Alessandro Contenta
Animation
Amedeo Califano
Visual Effects Coordinator
Bruno Albi Marini
Visual Effects Supervisor
Nicola Sganga
Jon Flores
Sound Effects Editor
Marco Streccioni
Sound Engineer
Francesco Pegoretti
Hair Designer
Novella Borghi
Makeup Artist
Biasi Pierangela
Diego Prestopino
Gino Tamagnini
Makeup Designer
Valter Casotto
Prosthetic Supervisor
Paolo Del Brocco
Co-Producer
Sebastiano Murer
Property Master
Maricetta Lombardo
Sound Recordist
Leslie Bloome
Foley Artist
Joanna Fang
Ryan Collison
Foley Mixer
Daniel Ward
Foley Editor
Xavier Forcioli
Music Coordinator
Giambattista Basile
Book
Story
Leonardo Cruciano
Special Effects Supervisor
VFX Supervisor
Sound Mixer
Davide D'Onofrio
Boom Operator
Gianluca Chiaretti
Line Producer
Michela Rossi
Unit Production Manager
Anne-Laure Labadie
Paolo Trotta
First Assistant Director
Andrea Tagliaferri
Nicola Deorsola
Nunzia De Stefano
Other
Jina Jay
Casting Director
Chiara Polizzi
Casting
Alessandro Brambilla
Camera Operator
Marta Billingsley
Sound Editor
Alessandro Feletti
Gennaro Aquino
Location Manager
Monica Verzolini
Post Production Supervisor
Francesca Di Giamberardino
Title Designer
Stefano Pajetta
Title Graphics
Justin Kelly
Associate Producer
Alainée Kent
Davide Tovi
Andrea Zoso
Matteo Mattei
Ivan Bejarano
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Ilaria D'Amico
Assistant Makeup Artist
Luigi D'Andrea
Andrea Eusebi
Prosthetics Sculptor
Andrea Giomaro
Vesna Giordano
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Nelly Guimaras
Andrea Leanza
Prosthetics
Giulia Maran
Samuele Miccoli
Additional Hairstylist
Michele Salgaro Vaccaro
Maria Teresa Sisto
Lorenzo Tamburini
Valentina Visintin
Claudia Cravotta
Unit Manager
Fabio Marini
Neri Migani
Assistant Unit Manager
Maurizio Milo
Simona Morgantini
Payroll Accountant
Production Manager
Brando De Sica
Assistant Director
Elvis Frasca
Matteo Bertelli
Painter
Marco Bisesti
Set Dresser
Tommaso Borrelli
Graphic Designer
Mauro Capogrosso
Scenic Artist
Matteo Cecconi
Silvia Colafranceschi
Draughtsman
Davide De Cubellis
Storyboard Artist
Cosimo Giannuzzi
Swing
Paolo Iudice
Tommaso Ragnisco
Concept Artist
Matte Painter
Domenico Reordino
Lead Painter
Francesco Sereni
Francesco Spina
Leadman
Valeria Vecellio
Assistant Set Decoration
Libero Colimberti
Gabriele Conti
Assistant Sound Engineer
Detlef Halaski
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Damiano Silva
Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Claudia Brugnaletti
Special Effects Assistant
Nolwenn Caro
Special Effects
Daniel Carrasco
Character Designer
Silvia Chicoli
Special Effects Coordinator
Francesca Galafassi
Carlo Diamantini
Renzo Iemmolo
Cristina Malillos
Marta Marrone
Domenico Matera
Viola Moneta
Gigi Ottolino
Luigi Ottolino
Vito Sabini
Elio Terribili
Special Effects Technician
Giovanni Tricomi
Luca Bellano
Digital Compositor
Ubaldo Boni
3D Artist
Dennis Cabella
Compositing Lead
Korinne Cammarano
Ivan Cenzi
Visual Effects Camera
Gabriele Chiapponi
VFX Artist
Sara Ciceroni
Claudia Coppa
Gianluca De Pasquale
Marcello Ercole
Giorgio Iovino
Simone Jacoella
Visual Effects
Jodi Ann McNamara
VFX Director of Photography
Giuseppe Motta
Luigi Nappa
Francesco Pachetti
Miriam Pavese
Compositor
Donatello Della Pepa
Matteo Petricone
Riccardo Demetrio Provazza
Francesco Rizzi
Paulina Rodriguez Lemus
CG Artist
Andrea Salvatori
Character Modelling Supervisor
Sorin Voicu
Andrea Schiavone
David Ambrosi
Stunt Coordinator
Stunts
Danilo Capuzi
Stunt Double
Riccardo Mioni
Vittorio Nencini
Animal Coordinator
Emiliano Bambusi
Additional Camera
Lucas Berisso
Grip
Steadicam Operator
Francesca Capaldo
Video Assist Operator
Laura Corio
Second Assistant Camera
Greta de Lazzaris
Still Photographer
Andrea di Benedetto
Bruno Fundarò
Digital Imaging Technician
Livio Montarsi
Giacomo Rebuzzi
Francesco Scazzosi
Claudio Serantoni
Best Boy Grip
Simone Trecca
Underwater Camera
Lorenzo Catenacci
Olivia Brittain
Casting Assistant
Jessie Frost
Pietro Manigrasso
Extras Casting
Marco Berrettoni
Ager/Dyer
Claudio D'Avanzo
Tailor
Aurelia Laurenti
Pamela Paolini
Wardrobe Specialized Technician
Lucia Votoni
Costume Assistant
Rosario Balistreri
Andrea Baracca
Chiara De Cunto
Assistant Editor
Guendalina Folador
Post Production Coordinator
Simone Lungo
Giuliana Sarli
Vincenzo Soprano
Claudio Trotti
Post-Production Manager
Ilena Aquino
Assistant Location Manager
Jonathan Allen
Scoring Mixer
Romain Allender
Music Programmer
Jean-Pascal Beintus
Orchestrator
Nicolas Charron
Score Engineer
Conductor
Dominique Lemonnier
Music Score Producer
Sylvain Morizet
Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen
Angelo Francavilla
Colorist
Simona Bellettini
Legal Services
Antonio Basso
Production Assistant
Luca Cenname
Federica Cinquepalmi
Production Coordinator
Luca De Giorgi
Fabio Di Pasquale
Gerard Diefenthal
Raffaello Liguori
Paola Piattelli
Stefano Pietrini
Andrea Rapallini
Salvatore Pecoraro
Finance
Giusy Nicosia
Props