A Monkey's Tale
| A Monkey's Tale | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean-François Laguionie |
| Written by | Norman Hudis Jean-François Laguionie |
| Starring | Tara Römer Nadia Farès Pierre Arditi Jean Piat Yves Barsacq |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
Production companies | Steve Walsh Productions Les Films du Triangle Cologne Cartoon La Fabrique Entertainment Rights plc Kecskemétfilm France 3 Cinéma British Sky Broadcasting Canal+ |
| Distributed by | Miracle Communications (United Kingdom) mk2 Films (France) MFA+ Filmdistribution (Germany) |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom France Germany |
| Languages | English French German |
A Monkey's Tale (French: Le Château des singes; literally "The Castle of Monkeys") is a feature-length animated film directed by Jean-François Laguionie. It was released in 1999, and won the Award for Best Animated Feature Film at the fifth Kecskemét Animation Film Festival. It was released theatrically in the UK by Miracle Communications in its original English-language version in 2000, featuring the voices of Rik Mayall, John Hurt, Michael York, Sally Anne Marsh, and Michael Gambon. It was initially going to be released straight-to-video in the US by Universal Pictures, but for unknown reasons, it never materialized. A sequel titled The Prince's Voyage was produced in 2019.