The Swan

Directed by Wes Anderson
PG
2023    17mComedy, Drama
6.795%72%6.8
A young boy, Peter Watson, is harassed and essentially kidnapped by two vicious, heartless, gun-armed bullies. Peter is intelligent and a keen studier of wildlife, especially birds. His torment is heightened when the bullies turn the aim of their gun on a beautiful swan.
  • Rupert FriendNarrator / Adult Peter Watson
  • Ralph FiennesRoald Dahl
  • Asa JenningsPeter Watson
  • Eliel FordStagehand
  • Truman HanksStagehand
  • Benoît HerlinStagehand
  • Octavio TapiaStagehand
  • Wes AndersonDirector / Writer / Producer
  • Octavia PeisselCo-Producer
  • Jeremy DawsonProducer
  • Steven M. RalesProducer
  • Alice DawsonCo-Producer
  • Molly RosenblattAssociate Producer
  • John PeetCo-Producer
  • Adam StockhausenProduction Design
  • Claire PeerlessArt Direction
  • Roman CoppolaDirector Of Photography
  • Frances HannonHair Designer
  • Lorna StimsonMakeup Designer
  • Kasia Walicka MaimoneCostume Design
  • mickerdooJanuary 25, 2026
    One of the better Dahl-Anderson shorts. Still more of an Anderson fan than Dahl, though.

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