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| Director: | 
Tommy O'Haver |  | 
Writer: | 
Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith, Laurie Craig |  | 
Starring: | 
Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley, Steve Coogan, Eric Idle |  | 
Released: | 
December 2, 2004 |  | 
Rating: | 
 
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Runtime: | 
96 minutes
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Websites: | 
 
 
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Story: | 
Set in a fantasy world filled with ogres, giants and wicked stepsisters, this 
is the story of Ella of Frell, a young woman who is given the "gift of 
obedience" by a fairy. She soon learns that it's more of a curse when she is 
often left at the mercy of unscrupulous people. Ella goes on a quest to free 
herself from the curse that threatens to separate her from her true love, 
Prince Charmont. Can Ella break the curse in time to live happily ever after?
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Cast: | 
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Anne Hathaway
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Ella |  | 
Hugh Dancy
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Prince Char |  | 
Cary Elwes
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Sir Edgar |  | 
Aidan McArdle
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Slannen |  | 
Joanna Lumley
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Dame Olga |  | 
Lucy Punch
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Hattie |  | 
Jennifer Higham
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Olive |  | 
Minnie Driver
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Mandy |  | 
Eric Idle
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Narrator |  | 
Steve Coogan
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Heston the Snake (voice) |  | 
Jimi Mistry
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Benny |  | 
Vivica A. Fox
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Lucinda Perryweather |  | 
Parminder Nagra
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Areida |  | 
Jim Carter
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Nish the Ogre |  | 
Patrick Bergin
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Sir Peter |  | 
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