The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

Mar 14, 2024

1h 29m

★ 7.4

Overview

Four tales unfold in Wes Anderson's anthology of short films adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved stories, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar", "The Swan", "The Rat Catcher", and "Poison."

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Indian Paintbrush

American Empirical Pictures

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More Trailers

Cast

Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage)

Benedict Cumberbatch

Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage)

Dev Patel

Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage)

Ben Kingsley

Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various (archive footage)

Richard Ayoade

Roald Dahl / The Policeman / Rat Man (archive footage)

Ralph Fiennes

Narrator / Claud (archive footage)

Rupert Friend

Peter Watson (archive footage)

Asa Jennings

Stagehand (archive footage)

Eliel Ford

Stagehand (archive footage)

Truman Hanks

Stagehand (archive footage)

Benoît Herlin

Stagehand

Michael Maggart

Stagehand

Matt Marks

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