The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
Directed by	Wes Anderson
Screenplay by	Wes Anderson
Based on	"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar"; "The Swan"; "The Ratcatcher"; "Poison"; by Roald Dahl
Produced by	Wes Anderson; Steven Rales; Jeremy Dawson;
Starring	Ralph Fiennes; Benedict Cumberbatch; Dev Patel; Ben Kingsley; Richard Ayoade; Rupert Friend;
Cinematography	Robert Yeoman; Roman Coppola (The Swan);
Edited by	Barney Pilling; Andrew Weisblum;
Production; companies	Indian Paintbrush; American Empirical Pictures;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	March 15, 2024 (worldwide);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More is a 2024 American fantasy anthology film written, co-produced, and directed by Wes Anderson, based on four short stories by Roald Dahl. This is the second film adaptation of a Dahl work directed by Anderson, following Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). It stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade, and Rupert Friend, all playing different roles throughout.^[1]

It is a collection of short films previously released individually in September 2023. The short films making up the film are The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (winner of the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards), The Swan, The Rat Catcher, and Poison, with an added original song by Jarvis Cocker titled "Rules For Being a Fictional Writer", which is new to the film.^[2]

Cast[edit]

Benedict Cumberbatch as Henry Sugar, Max Engelman, and Harry Pope
Ralph Fiennes as Roald Dahl, the Policeman, and the Rat Man
Dev Patel as Dr. Chatterjee, John Winston, and Timber Woods
Ben Kingsley as Imdad Khan, the Dealer, and Dr. Ganderbai
Richard Ayoade as Dr. Marshall, the Great Yogi, and the Editor/Reporter
Rupert Friend as Peter Watson/Narrator and Claud
David Gant as Casino Croupier
Jarvis Cocker cameos as a casino receptionist and several friends of Henry Sugar.

References[edit]

^ Peralta, Diego (2024-03-11). "Wes Anderson's Netflix Short Films Will Be Combined Into a Single Anthology". Collider. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
^ Taylor, Drew (2024-03-11). "Wes Anderson's Oscar-Winning Short Repackaged Into Anthology". TheWrap. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

External links[edit]

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More at IMDb

[1] Peralta, Diego (2024-03-11). "Wes Anderson's Netflix Short Films Will Be Combined Into a Single Anthology". Collider. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

[2] Taylor, Drew (2024-03-11). "Wes Anderson's Oscar-Winning Short Repackaged Into Anthology". TheWrap. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

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v t e Roald Dahl
Children's fiction	The Gremlins (1943) James and the Giant Peach (1961) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) The Magic Finger (1966) Fantastic Mr Fox (1970) Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972) Danny, the Champion of the World (1975) The Enormous Crocodile (1978) The Twits (1980) George's Marvellous Medicine (1981) The BFG (1982) The Witches (1983) The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (1985) Matilda (1988) Esio Trot (1990) The Vicar of Nibbleswicke (1991) The Minpins (1991)
Children's poetry	Revolting Rhymes (1982) Dirty Beasts (1983) Rhyme Stew (1989)
Adult novels	Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen (1948) My Uncle Oswald (1979)
Short story collections	Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying (1946) Someone Like You (1953) Kiss Kiss (1960) Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl (1969) Switch Bitch (1974) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More (1977) The Best of Roald Dahl (1978) Tales of the Unexpected (1979) More Tales of the Unexpected (1980) The Roald Dahl Omnibus (1986) Two Fables (1986) Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: The Country Stories of Roald Dahl (1989) The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl (1991) The Roald Dahl Treasury (1997) The Great Automatic Grammatizator (1998) Skin and Other Stories (2000) Roald Dahl: Collected Stories (2006)
Non-fiction	The Mildenhall Treasure (1946) Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984) Going Solo (1986) Measles: A Dangerous Illness (1986) Memories with Food at Gipsy House (1991) Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety (1991) My Year (1993)
Film adaptations	36 Hours (1964) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Danny, the Champion of the World (1989) The BFG (1989) Breaking Point (1989) The Witches (1990) Four Rooms (1995) James and the Giant Peach (1996) Matilda (1996) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015) The BFG (2016) Revolting Rhymes (2016) Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017) The Witches (2020) Matilda the Musical (2022) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) Wonka (2023) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024) The Twits (2025)
Film scripts	The Bells of Hell Go Ting-a-ling-a-ling (1966, unfinished) You Only Live Twice (1967) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) The Night Digger (1971) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Television series	'Way Out (1961) Tales of the Unexpected (1979–88) episodes
Musicals and plays	The Honeys (1955) Fantastic Mr. Fox (1998) Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka (2004) The Witches (2008) The Golden Ticket (2010) James and the Giant Peach (2010) Matilda (2010) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013) Fantastic Mr Fox (2016) The Witches (2023)
See also	Bibliography Short stories bibliography Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories (1983) Gipsy House Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre Roald Dahl Children's Gallery Patricia Neal (wife) Olivia Dahl (daughter) Tessa Dahl (daughter) Ophelia Dahl (daughter) Lucy Dahl (daughter) Sophie Dahl (granddaughter) Phoebe Dahl (granddaughter) Felicity Dahl (second wife) Quentin Blake Wade-Dahl-Till valve Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020) To Olivia (2021) Revision controversy