The Tale of Despereaux

Theatrical - Wide 2008-12-19

Cast Matthew Broderick Dustin Hoffman Emma Watson Tracey Ullman Kevin Kline
Directed by Sam Fell
Written by Gary Ross

Box Office Gross: $87,000,000

Running Time: 93 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Larger Than Life Productions

Genres: Adventure Animation Family

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Synopsis

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... See more 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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Review: The Tale of Despereaux

Posted 18 years ago

PLOT: A young mouse who hasn’t learned how to be like other mice sets out on his own adventure while reading a fairy tale. His story of a princess and a knight in shining armor lead him to cross paths...

Despereaux trailer 2

Posted 18 years ago

The first full length trailer for the upcoming animated flick THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX is out and aside from the wholly unnecessary rhyme narration, it looks like a pretty decent flick. Based on Kate DiCamillo’s popular book, the story follows...

Big ears poster

Posted 18 years ago

So here we have a new poster for THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, Universal’s first foray into CG animated territory centering on the below pictured adorably giant-eared rat who goes against his species’ grain by deciding to show a little courage....

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