The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $60,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $87,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.25 |
Directed By
Sam Fell
Robert Stevenhagen
Crew
Sam Fell
Robert Stevenhagen
Lon Bender
Lon Bender
Mark Solomon
Gary Ross
Gary Ross
Ryan Kavanaugh
Debra Zane
Will McRobb
Chris Viscardi
David Lipman
Robin Bissell
Evgeni Tomov
Tracy Shaw
Barry Armour
Kate DiCamillo
William Sargent
Olivier Adam
Gabriele Zucchelli
Allison Thomas
Brad Blackbourn
Evgeni Tomov
Tim Watts
Frank A. Montaño
Jamal McLemore
Aidan O'Brien
Celia Boydell
Nikolay Neykov
Claire Dodgson
Erika Gonzales
Tripp Hudson
Phil Dale
Peiyu Foley
Casey Crowe
Tannis Vallely
Nelson Yokota
Steve Pang
Chris Jenkins
Chris Jargo
Tim Watts
Rob Woiwod
Gayle Wesley
Bruce Schluter
Caitlin McKenna
Terry Claborn
Bart Boirot
José Luis de Lucas
Jerome Leroy
Matt Everitt
Rahul Dabholkar
Paul Aulicino
Cheryl Murphy
Peter Myles
Anna MacKenzie
Michelle Pazer
Kathy Nelson
Jon Title
Conrad Pope
Pete Dodd
Jeremy Lazare
William Ross
Michael Schlingmann
William Goldenberg
William Alexander
Henry Bush
William Ross
TOP CAST
Matthew Broderick
Despereaux (voice)
Dustin Hoffman
Roscuro (voice)
Emma Watson
Princess Pea (voice)
Tracey Ullman
Miggery Sow (voice)
Kevin Kline
Chef Andre (voice)
Sigourney Weaver
The Narrator (voice)
William H. Macy
Lester (voice)
Stanley Tucci
Boldo (voice)
Ciarán Hinds
Botticelli (voice)
Robbie Coltrane
Gregory (voice)
Tony Hale
Furlough (voice)
Frances Conroy
Antoinette (voice)
Frank Langella
Mayor (voice)
Richard Jenkins
Principal (voice)
Christopher Lloyd
Hovis (voice)
Charles Shaughnessy
Pietro (voice)
Patricia Cullen
Queen (voice)
McNally Sagal
Teacher (voice)
Sam Fell
Ned / Smudge (voice)
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