The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Small Mouse. Big Dreams.
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.

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Cast

Matthew Broderick Matthew Broderick As: Despereaux (voice)
Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman As: Roscuro (voice)
Emma Watson Emma Watson As: Princess Pea (voice)
Tracey Ullman Tracey Ullman As: Miggery Sow (voice)
Kevin Kline Kevin Kline As: Chef Andre (voice)
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Small Mouse. Big Dreams.
Certification: G

Details

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family

Language: English

Release Date: 18 December 2008

Country: GB, US

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: Larger Than Life Productions

Budget: $60,000,000

Revenue: $87,000,000

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Cast

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)

Patricia Cullen

Patricia Cullen

Queen (voice)

McNally Sagal

McNally Sagal

Teacher (voice)

Sam Fell

Sam Fell

Ned / Smudge (voice)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Gary Ross

Gary Ross

Producer

William Sargent

William Sargent

Executive Producer

David Lipman

David Lipman

Executive Producer

Debra Zane

Debra Zane

Casting

Tracy Shaw

Tracy Shaw

Co-Producer

Ryan Kavanaugh

Ryan Kavanaugh

Executive Producer

Allison Thomas

Allison Thomas

Producer

Robin Bissell

Robin Bissell

Executive Producer

Celia Boydell

Celia Boydell

Associate Producer

Jamal McLemore

Jamal McLemore

Associate Producer

Casey Crowe

Casey Crowe

Associate Producer

Tripp Hudson

Tripp Hudson

Line Producer

Peiyu Foley

Peiyu Foley

Associate Producer

Tannis Vallely

Tannis Vallely

Casting Associate

Caitlin McKenna

Caitlin McKenna

ADR Voice Casting

Edited By

Mark Solomon

Mark Solomon

Editor

Aidan O'Brien

Aidan O'Brien

First Assistant Editor

Claire Dodgson

Claire Dodgson

Associate Editor

Erika Gonzales

Erika Gonzales

Assistant Editor

Steve Pang

Steve Pang

First Assistant Editor

Rob Woiwod

Rob Woiwod

Assistant Editor

Terry Claborn

Terry Claborn

Color Timer

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Lon Bender

Lon Bender

Sound Designer

Lon Bender

Lon Bender

Supervising Sound Editor

Anna MacKenzie

Anna MacKenzie

ADR Editor

Frank A. Montaño

Frank A. Montaño

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Chris Jargo

Chris Jargo

ADR Supervisor

Paul Aulicino

Paul Aulicino

Sound Effects Editor

Gayle Wesley

Gayle Wesley

First Assistant Sound Editor

Jerome Leroy

Jerome Leroy

Orchestrator

Chris Jenkins

Chris Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Conrad Pope

Conrad Pope

Orchestrator

Michelle Pazer

Michelle Pazer

ADR Editor

Kathy Nelson

Kathy Nelson

Music Supervisor

William Ross

William Ross

Orchestrator

Jon Title

Jon Title

Sound Designer

Peter Myles

Peter Myles

Music Editor

William Ross

William Ross

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Gabriele Zucchelli

Gabriele Zucchelli

Animation Supervisor

Barry Armour

Barry Armour

Visual Effects Supervisor

Bart Boirot

Bart Boirot

Lead Animator

Jeremy Lazare

Jeremy Lazare

Lead Animator

Phil Dale

Phil Dale

Lead Animator

Evgeni Tomov

Evgeni Tomov

Character Designer

Tim Watts

Tim Watts

Character Designer

Matt Everitt

Matt Everitt

Lead Animator

Michael Schlingmann

Michael Schlingmann

Lead Animator

Nikolay Neykov

Nikolay Neykov

Character Designer

Nelson Yokota

Nelson Yokota

Character Designer

José Luis de Lucas

José Luis de Lucas

Lead Animator

Tim Watts

Tim Watts

Lead Animator

Pete Dodd

Pete Dodd

Lead Animator

Rahul Dabholkar

Rahul Dabholkar

Lead Animator

William Alexander

William Alexander

Visual Effects Technical Director

Henry Bush

Henry Bush

Pipeline Technical Director

Camera

Brad Blackbourn

Brad Blackbourn

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Olivier Adam

Olivier Adam

Supervising Art Director

Evgeni Tomov

Evgeni Tomov

Production Design

Bruce Schluter

Bruce Schluter

Title Designer

Other Crew

William Goldenberg

William Goldenberg

Thanks

Cheryl Murphy

Cheryl Murphy

Post Production Supervisor

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