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The Tale of Despereaux

Small Mouse. Big Dreams.

2008 93 min ★ 6.1 (1,022) Released
Adventure Animation Family

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.

Original title
The Tale of Despereaux
Language
EN
Country
US,GB
Budget
$60,000,000
Revenue
$87,000,000
Keywords 12
3d animation animal lead based on novel or book chivalry fantasy forgiveness honor loyalty mouse totalitarian regime unlikely friendship villain
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Cast 18
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)

McNally Sagal

McNally Sagal

Teacher (voice)

Sam Fell

Sam Fell

Ned / Smudge (voice)

Crew 15
William Goldenberg

William Goldenberg

Thanks

Sam Fell

Sam Fell

Director

Claire Dodgson

Claire Dodgson

Associate Editor

Caitlin McKenna

Caitlin McKenna

ADR Voice Casting

Debra Zane

Debra Zane

Casting

Ryan Kavanaugh

Ryan Kavanaugh

Executive Producer

Gary Ross

Gary Ross

Producer

Peter Myles

Peter Myles

Music Editor

William Ross

William Ross

Orchestrator

William Ross

William Ross

Original Music Composer

Lon Bender

Lon Bender

Sound Designer

Lon Bender

Lon Bender

Supervising Sound Editor

Pete Dodd

Pete Dodd

Lead Animator

Kate DiCamillo

Kate DiCamillo

Book

Gary Ross

Gary Ross

Screenplay

Gallery 56
Videos 1
US Release Dates 4

Dec 19, 2008

G Theatrical

Apr 7, 2009

DVD / Blu-ray

G Physical

Jan 1, 2013

Digital HD

G Digital

Feb 3, 2015

DVD re-release (New Artwork)

G Physical

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