Movie
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
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."
Details
- Release date
- 2024-03-14
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Indian Paintbrush, American Empirical Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage)
- Dev Patel as Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage)
- Ben Kingsley as Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage)
- Richard Ayoade as Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various (archive footage)
- Ralph Fiennes as Roald Dahl / The Policeman / Rat Man (archive footage)
- Rupert Friend as Narrator / Claud (archive footage)
- Asa Jennings as Peter Watson (archive footage)
- Eliel Ford as Stagehand (archive footage)
- Truman Hanks as Stagehand (archive footage)
- Benoît Herlin as Stagehand (archive footage)
- Michael Maggart as Stagehand
- Matt Marks as Stagehand
Crew
- Wes Anderson - Director
- Wes Anderson - Screenplay
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