Veritas, Prince of Truth

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Veritas, Prince of Truth
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Directed byArturo Ruiz-Esparza
Written byBillie Letts
Deborah Ruiz-Esparza
Produced byValentino Lanus
Estrella Medina
Arturo Ruiz-Esparza
Deborah Ruiz-Esparza
Starring Sean Patrick Flanery
Bret Loehr
Amy Jo Johnson
Tyler Posey
Kate Walsh
Danny Strong
CinematographyArturo de la Rosa
Edited byTodd Jenkins
Music by John Massari
Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment
Lightyear Entertainment
Release date
  • April 19, 2007 (2007-04-19)(AFI Dallas) [1]
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Mexico
LanguageEnglish

Veritas, Prince of Truth is a 2007 animated romance fantasy film directed by Arturo Ruiz-Esparza and starring Sean Patrick Flanery, Bret Loehr, Amy Jo Johnson, Tyler Posey, Kate Walsh, and Danny Strong.

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Premise

A young boy must battle an evil menace that could destroy the Earth when Veritas, his favorite comic book hero, comes to life and seeks his help.

Characters

ActorCharacterDescription
Sean Patrick Flanery Veritas/Harvey WilkinsVeritas The main hero from a comic book.
Harvey The creator of the Veritas comics.
Bret Loehr Kern WilliamsThe young boy who Veritas asks for help from.
Amy Jo Johnson Marty WilliamsKern's loving mum and animal rescuer.
Tyler Posey Mouse GonzalezBest friend to Kern and Veritas fan.
Kate Walsh NemesiiThe Main nemesis to Veritas.
Danny Strong Raymond WilkinsBrother to Harvey Wilkins.
Anthony Zerbe PorterfieldCEO of Vision Comics. Distributor of the Veritas Comics.
Arath de la Torre Danny
Carmen Salinas Elva Maria

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References

  1. "AFI DALLAS Daily News".