The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)
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".
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 160.087 |
Directed By
Wes Anderson
Crew
Andrew Weisblum
Wes Anderson
Steven M. Rales
Barney Pilling
Wes Anderson
Jeremy Dawson
Robert D. Yeoman
Roman Coppola
Roald Dahl
Wes Anderson
Adam Stockhausen
Adam Somner
TOP CAST
Benedict Cumberbatch
Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage)
Dev Patel
Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage)
Ben Kingsley
Imdad Khan / The Dealer / Dr. Ganderbai (archive footage)
Richard Ayoade
Dr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various (archive footage)
Ralph Fiennes
Roald Dahl / The Policeman / Rat Man (archive footage)
Rupert Friend
Narrator / Claud (archive footage)
Asa Jennings
Peter Watson (archive footage)
Eliel Ford
Stagehand (archive footage)
Truman Hanks
Stagehand (archive footage)
Benoît Herlin
Stagehand (archive footage)
Michael Maggart
Stagehand
Matt Marks
Stagehand
Till Sennhenn
Stagehand (archive footage)
Octavio Tapia
Stagehand (archive footage)
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