---
title: 'The Tale of Despereaux (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sam Fell'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-tale-of-despereaux-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420238/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

2008 · G · 90 min · Fantasy, Adventure, Family · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Tale of Despereaux is a 2008 animated fantasy adventure comedy film loosely based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo. It was directed by Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen, and written by Gary Ross, based on a story by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi. It features the voices of Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, William H. Macy, James Nesbitt, and Tracey Ullman, with Sigourney Weaver narrating the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sam Fell](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-fell)
- **Screenplay:** [Kate DiCamillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-dicamillo), [Gary Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-ross)
- **Producer:** [Gary Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-ross)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-ross-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Brad Blackbourn](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-blackbourn)

## Cast

- [Sigourney Weaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigourney-weaver)
- [Robbie Coltrane](https://cinepixo.com/people/robbie-coltrane)
- [Richard Jenkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-jenkins)
- [Frances Conroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-conroy)
- [Emma Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-watson)
- [Tony Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-hale)
- [William H. Macy](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-macy)
- [Christopher Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lloyd)
- [Ciarán Hinds](https://cinepixo.com/people/ciaran-hinds)
- [Kevin Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-kline)
- [Dustin Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dustin-hoffman)
- [Stanley Tucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-tucci)
- [Tracey Ullman](https://cinepixo.com/people/tracey-ullman)
- [Matthew Broderick](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-broderick)

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Official site: http://www.thetaleofdespereauxmovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-tale-of-despereaux-2008
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