The Tale of Despereaux

Dec 18, 2008

1h 33m

★ 6.1

Small Mouse. Big Dreams.

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.

Genres

Adventure

Animation

Family

Production Companies

Larger Than Life Productions

The Tale of Despereaux Trailers

Cast

Despereaux (voice)

Matthew Broderick

Roscuro (voice)

Dustin Hoffman

Princess Pea (voice)

Emma Watson

Miggery Sow (voice)

Tracey Ullman

Chef Andre (voice)

Kevin Kline

The Narrator (voice)

Sigourney Weaver

Lester (voice)

William H. Macy

Boldo (voice)

Stanley Tucci

Botticelli (voice)

Ciarán Hinds

Gregory (voice)

Robbie Coltrane

Furlough (voice)

Tony Hale

Antoinette (voice)

Frances Conroy

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