The tale of Despereaux /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Tale of Despereaux (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	FrameStore (Firm), Larger Than Life (Firm), Relativity Media, Universal Pictures (Firm)
Other Authors:	Ross, Gary, 1956-, Thomas, Allison, McRobb, Will, Viscardi, Chris, Fell, Sam, Stevenhagen, Robert, Broderick, Matthew, 1962-, Coltrane, Robbie, Conroy, Frances, Hale, Tony, Hinds, Ciarán, 1953-, Hoffman, Dustin, 1937-, Jenkins, Richard, 1947-, Kline, Kevin, Langella, Frank, Macy, William H., 1950-, Shaughnessy, Charles, 1955-, Tucci, Stanley, Ullman, Tracey, Watson, Emma, 1990-, Weaver, Sigourney, 1949-, Lloyd, Christopher, 1938-, DiCamillo, Kate
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French Spanish
Language Notes:	Dialogue 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).
Published:	Universal City, Calif. : Universal, 2009.
Edition:	Widescreen.
Subjects:	Mice > Drama. Ear > Abnormalities > Drama. Friendship > Drama. Knights and knighthood > Drama. Princesses > Drama. Action and adventure films. Fantasy films. Comedy films. Children's films. Animated films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films.

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Based on the book by Kate DiCamillo. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special 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. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (1 hr., 34 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround; dual-layer.
Audience:	MPAA rating: G.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Brad Blackbourn ; editor, Mark Solomon ; music, William Ross.