The Tale of Despereaux

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Desperaux Tilling is a mouse in love with light and beauty and a princess, which makes him an odd mouse and gets him banished to the rat-invested darkness of the castle dungeon. Betrayal and intrigue follow him on his quest to escape to the glittering castle above.

Cast
Matthew Broderick as Despereaux Tilling
Emma Watson as Princess Pea
Dustin Hoffman as Roscuro (Chiaroscuro)
Tracey Ullman as Miggery "Mig" Sow
Sigourney Weaver as The Narrator
William H. Macy as Lester
Kevin Kline as Andre
Stanley Tucci as Boldo
Robbie Coltrane as Gregory
Ciarán Hinds as Botticelli
Christopher Lloyd as Hovis
Tony Hale as Furlough

Detail Info
Directed by Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen
Produced by Gary Ross, Allison Thomas
Written by Kate DiCamillo (novel), Will McRobb, Gary Ross, Chris Viscardi
Narrated by Sigourney Weaver
Music by William Ross
Cinematography Brad Blackbourn
Editing by Mark Solomon
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) December 19, 2008
Running time 100 min.
Country United States, United Kingdom
Language English

External Link
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