The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

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NR | Animated, Children | Lensing/Awaiting Release: 12/19/2008

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Synopsis:

In the faraway kingdom of Dor, four unlikely heroes emerge: Despereaux, a brave mouse banished to the dungeon for speaking with a human; Roscuro, a good-hearted rat who loves light and soup, but is exiled to darkness; Pea, a Princess in a gloomy castle who is prisoner to her father’s grief; and Mig, a servant girl who longs to be a Princess, but is forced to serve the jailer. Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux was born too big for his little world. Refusing to live his life cowering, he befriends a Princess named Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) books--reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another outcast, Roscuro, who also wants to hear the tales. But when the Princess dismisses Roscuro’s friendship, he becomes the ultimate rat and plots revenge with fellow outsider Mig. After Pea is kidnapped, Despereaux discovers he is the only one who can rescue her--and that even the tiniest mouse can find the courage of a knight in shining armor.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/19/2008

Studio	Credit
Universal	Studio
Director	Credit
Sam Fell	Director
Rob Stevenhagen	Director
Cast	Credit
Matthew Broderick	Voice of Despereaux
Dustin Hoffman	Roscuro
Kevin Kline	Andre
Ben Falcone	Voice of Teacher Mouse
Emma Watson	Voice of Princess Pea
William H. Macy	Lester
Tony Hale	Voice of Furlough
Stanley Tucci	Boldo
Frances Conroy	Voice of Antoinette
Sigourney Weaver	The Narrator
Frank Langella	Voice of Inquisitor
Robbie Coltrane	Gregory
Ciarán Hinds	Botticelli
James Nesbitt	Voice of Pietro
Patricia Cullen	Voice of Queen
Christopher Lloyd	Hovis
Sam Fell	Voice of Ned/Smudge
Tracey Ullman	Mig
Richard Jenkins	Voice of Principal
Jane Karen	Voice of Louise
Bronson Pinchot	Voice of Town Crier
Daniel Riordan	Voice of Doctor
McNally Sagal	Voice of Teacher
Production Credits	Credit
Tracy Shaw	Associate Producer
Gary Ross	Producer
Robin Bissell	Executive Producer
Allison Thomas	Producer
William Sargent	Executive Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh	Executive Producer
David Lipman	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Larger Than Life Productions	Production Company
Framestore Feature Animation	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Universal Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Kate DiCamillo	Screenplay
Kate DiCamillo	Source Material
Will McRobb	Screenplay
Chris Viscardi	Screenplay
Gary Ross	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Rob Seager	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Evgeni Tomov	Production Designer
Olivier Adam	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Debra Zane	Casting
Tannis Vallely	Casting Associate
Film Camera	Credit
Brad Blackbourn	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
William Ross	Music
Production Management	Credit
Frederick Lissau	Production Manager
Bugs Hartley	Production Coordinator
Kacy Durbridge	Production Supervisor
Sound	Credit
Tom Barrow	Boom Operator
Greg Zimmerman	ADR - adr recordist
Doc Kane	Sound Mixer - original dialogue mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Andrew Garnet-Lawson	Character Animation

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