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Rupert Friend

Narrator

Ralph Fiennes

Roald Dahl

Asa Jennings

Peter Watson

Eliel Ford

Stagehand

Truman Hanks

Stagehand

Benoît Herlin

Stagehand

Octavio Tapia

Stagehand

Director
- Wes Anderson
Writers
- Roald Dahl
- Wes Anderson
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Trivia
One of four Netflix shorts directed by Wes Anderson and based on stories by Roald Dahl, all released over four days in the same week: September 27-30, 2023.
Part 1, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) - September 27
Part 2, this film - September 28
Part 3, The Rat Catcher (2023) - September 29
Part 4, Poison (2023) - September 30

Quotes
Roald Dahl: Some people, when they have taken too much and have been driven beyond the point of endurance, simply crumble and collapse and give up. Others however, though they are not many, who will for some reason always be unconquerable. You meet them in time of war and also in time of peace. They have an indomitable spirit. And nothing, neither pain, nor torture, nor threat of death will cause them to give up. Little Peter Watson was one of these.

Connections
Edited into The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024)

Soundtracks
Seaman Ahoy
Written and Performed by Tim Garland
Courtesy of Audio Network Rights US, LLC

I didn't realize that this was coming out so soon after Henry Sugar.

Shorts are a great way for the casual observer to get acclimated to Wes Anderson without overwhelming the viewer. Production design and set decoration are typically cool and quirky. Rupert Friend gives a fun performance.

I wish The French Dispatch would have been released the same way that these Roald Dahl shorts are coming out. It's much more manageable. They can be collected into one bigger film but they stand alone very nicely. Wes Anderson is clearly a big fan of Dahl and takes great care to present the stories in a way that honors both story and author.