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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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)

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Asa Jennings

Peter Watson (archive footage)

Eliel Ford

Stagehand (archive footage)

Truman Hanks

Stagehand (archive footage)

Benoît Herlin

Stagehand (archive footage)

Benedict Cumberbatch — Henry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage)

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born July 19, 1976) is an English actor. Known for his roles on the screen and stage, he has received various accolades throughout his career, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a British Academy Television Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. Cumberbatch won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Frankenstein and a Primetime

Dev Patel — Dr. Chatterjee / John Winston / Woods (archive footage)

Dev Patel (born 23 April 1990) is a British actor. He began his career playing Anwar Kharral in the E4 teen drama Skins (2007). His breakthrough came with the leading role of teenager Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which Patel was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

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

Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Kingsley was appointed Knight Bachelor in 2002 for services to the Br