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The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

Small Mouse. Big Dreams.

Genres

AdventureAnimationFamily

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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.

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Budget

$60000000

Revenue

$87000000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.122/10

Release Date

18 December 2008

Country

United Kingdom

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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