The Tale of Despereaux (film)
| The Tale of Despereaux | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by |
Sam Fell Robert Stevenhagen |
| Produced by |
Gary Ross Allison Thomas |
| Screenplay by | Gary Ross |
| Story by |
Will McRobb Chris Viscardi |
| Based on |
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo |
| Starring |
Matthew Broderick Robbie Coltrane Dustin Hoffman Richard Jenkins Kevin Kline Frank Langella William H. Macy Emma Watson Tracey Ullman |
| Narrated by | Sigourney Weaver |
| Music by | William Ross |
| Cinematography | Brad Blackbourn |
| Edited by | Mark Solomon |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Release date
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December 19, 2008 |
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Running time
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93 minutes |
| Country |
United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $86.9 million |
| The Tale of Despereaux: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by William Ross | |
| Released | December 16, 2008 |
| Length | 58:51 |
| Label | Intrada Records |
The Tale of Despereaux is a 2008 British-American computer-animated adventure fantasy family film directed by Sam Fell and Robert Stevenhagen and produced by Gary Ross and Allison Thomas. Loosely based on the 2003 fantasy book of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, the movie is narrated by Sigourney Weaver and stars Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, William H. Macy, Emma Watson and Tracey Ullman. It was released on December 19, 2008 by Universal Pictures. The movie is the second theatrically released computer-animated film distributed by Universal Studios. It was also produced by Universal Animation Studios, Framestore Feature Animation and Relativity Media. The film received mixed reviews from critics and it earned $86,947,965 on a $60 million budget.
Sailor Pietro and his rat companion Roscuro dock in the kingdom of Dor, famous around the world for its delicious soups, during the "Royal Soup Day." The chief cook, Andre, makes good soup due to Boldo, a magical genie that emerges from his pot and is made entirely out of food. Enchanted by the smell of the delicious soup, Roscuro slips away and ends up in the royal banquet hall, on a chandelier above the royal family's table. He slips and falls into the Queen's soup, giving her such a fright that she has a heart attack and dies.
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