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The tale of Despereaux / Relativity Media and Universal Pictures presents in association with a Larger Than Life Production in association with Framestore Animation ; directed by Sam Fell, Rob Stevenhagen ; produced by Gary Ross, Allison Thomas ; screenplay by Gary Ross ; screen story by Will McRobb & Chris Viscardi.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionWidescreen.
Publication InfoUniversal City, Calif. : Universal, 2009.
Description1 videodisc (1 hr., 34 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
DVD-Video discs.
Mice--Drama.
Ear--Abnormalities --Drama.
Friendship--Drama.
Knights and knighthood--Drama.
Princesses--Drama.
Other author/creatorRoss, Gary, 1956-
Other author/creatorThomas, Allison.
Other author/creatorMcRobb, Will.
Other author/creatorViscardi, Chris.
Other author/creatorFell, Sam.
Other author/creatorStevenhagen, Robert.
Other author/creatorBroderick, Matthew, 1962-
Other author/creatorColtrane, Robbie.
Other author/creatorConroy, Frances.
Other author/creatorHale, Tony.
Other author/creatorHinds, Ciarán, 1953-
Other author/creatorHoffman, Dustin, 1937-
Other author/creatorJenkins, Richard, 1947-
Other author/creatorKline, Kevin.
Other author/creatorLangella, Frank.
Other author/creatorMacy, William H., 1950-
Other author/creatorShaughnessy, Charles, 1955-
Other author/creatorTucci, Stanley.
Other author/creatorUllman, Tracey.
Other author/creatorWatson, Emma, 1990-
Other author/creatorWeaver, Sigourney, 1949-
Other author/creatorLloyd, Christopher, 1938-
Other author/creatorDiCamillo, Kate Tale of Despereaux.
Other author/creatorFrameStore (Firm)
Other author/creatorLarger Than Life (Firm)
Other author/creatorRelativity Media.
Other author/creatorUniversal Pictures (Firm)
Uniform titleTale of Despereaux (Motion picture)
Abstract 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. The two go on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
General noteBased on the book by Kate DiCamillo.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 2008.
General noteSpecial features: Sneak peek of Curious George 2: follow that monkey!; the tale of The tale of Despereaux: a (mostly) non-fictional making-of; top ten uses for oversized ears; interactive map of the Kingdom of Dor; Despereaux's quest game; Build-a-Boldo game; DVD-ROM: printable card creator, recipes, coloring pages, wallpapers, screensavers, printable activities.
CreditsDirector of photography, Brad Blackbourn ; editor, Mark Solomon ; music, William Ross.
Performer Voices: Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Francis Conroy, Tony Hale, Ciaran Hinds, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, William H. Macy, Charles Shaughnessy, Stanley Tucci, Tracey Ullman, Emma Watson, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Lloyd.
Audience MPAA rating: G.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageDialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), or Spanish with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Genre/formAction and adventure films.
Genre/formFantasy films.
Genre/formComedy films.
Genre/formAnimated films.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formFeature films.
UPC 025193229427
Publisher number61032294 Universal
Stock numberMidwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com

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