Movie
The Tale of Despereaux
Overview
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-12-18
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Animation, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Larger Than Life Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Despereaux (voice)
- Dustin Hoffman as Roscuro (voice)
- Emma Watson as Princess Pea (voice)
- Tracey Ullman as Miggery Sow (voice)
- Kevin Kline as Chef Andre (voice)
- Sigourney Weaver as The Narrator (voice)
- William H. Macy as Lester (voice)
- Stanley Tucci as Boldo (voice)
- Ciarán Hinds as Botticelli (voice)
- Robbie Coltrane as Gregory (voice)
- Tony Hale as Furlough (voice)
- Frances Conroy as Antoinette (voice)
Crew
- Sam Fell - Director
- Robert Stevenhagen - Director
- Gary Ross - Screenplay
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