The Tale of Despereaux
2008 · Movie · G · 93 min · ★ 6.1
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.
Based on The Tale of Despereaux
Also known as Le Conte de Despereaux
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-12-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 93 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (1,012 votes)
- Box office
- $86,957,280
- Budget
- $60,000,000
Themes
- based on novel or book
- forgiveness
- loyalty
- totalitarian regime
- mouse
- villain
- honor
- unlikely friendship
- chivalry
- animal lead
- fantasy
Cast & crew
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)
Directed by Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen