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The Tale of Despereaux

"Small Mouse. Big Dreams."

2008-12-18 Adventure 1hr 33m

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.

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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.

  • Released
    2008-12-18
  • Revenue
    $87,000,000
  • Budget
    $60,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 33m
  • Genre
    Adventure, Animation, Family
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.1
  • Production
    Larger Than Life Productions

Crew

Robert Stevenhagen
Director
Kate DiCamillo
Book
Gary Ross
Producer
Keywords:
based on novel or book forgiveness loyalty totalitarian regime mouse honor unlikely friendship chivalry animal lead fantasy

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Cast

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick
Despereaux (voice)
Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman
Roscuro (voice)
Emma Watson

Emma Watson
Princess Pea (voice)
Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman
Miggery Sow (voice)
Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline
Chef Andre (voice)
Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver
The Narrator (voice)
William H. Macy

William H. Macy
Lester (voice)
Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci
Boldo (voice)
Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds
Botticelli (voice)
Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane
Gregory (voice)
Tony Hale

Tony Hale
Furlough (voice)
Frances Conroy

Frances Conroy
Antoinette (voice)
Frank Langella

Frank Langella
Mayor (voice)
Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins
Principal (voice)
Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd
Hovis (voice)
Charles Shaughnessy

Charles Shaughnessy
Pietro (voice)
Patricia Cullen

Patricia Cullen
Queen (voice)
McNally Sagal

McNally Sagal
Teacher (voice)
Sam Fell

Sam Fell
Ned / Smudge (voice)

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