Ella Enchanted is a 2004 British-American romantic-comedy film loosely based on Gail Carson Levine's 1997 novel of the same name. The film stars Anne Hathaway as Ella and Hugh Dancy as Prince Charmont. It plays with the usual fairy-tale genre. It was released in North America on April 9, 2004 and in the UK on December 17, 2004. In the kingdom of Frell, baby Ella is given the "gift of obedience" by her obnoxious and misguided fairy godmother, Lucinda . This turns out to be more of a curse, making Ella do anything she is told to do, no matter how terrible or physically impossible. Some years... later, Ella's mother dies after instructing Ella to tell no one of the curse, not even her father. Eventually Ella's father , in need of money, remarries a wealthy socialite. His greedy new wife, Dame Olga , and her two spoiled daughters Hattie and Olive treat Ella poorly. They eventually realize Ella's obedience to commands, and begin making her life miserable.
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| Release date: | April 9, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Tommy O'Haver |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 96 Minutes |
| Producer: | Jane Startz |
| Editor: | Masahiro Hirakubo |
| Music by: | James Seymour Brett, Nick Glennie-Smith |
| Cinematography: | John de Borman |
| Screenplay by: | Kirsten Smith, Karen McCullah Lutz, Laurie Craig, Jennifer Heath, Michele Wolff |
| Estimated budget: | $310,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Ella Enchanted |
| Genre: | Comedy, Fantasy |