FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

Believe.

1997•1h 39m•6.4/10

FantasyDramaMysteryFamily

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(119)

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Production

Icon Productions, Wendy Finerman Productions, Paramount Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Florence Hoath

Florence Hoath

Elsie Wright

Elizabeth Earl

Frances Griffiths

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Arthur Wright

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Harry Houdini

Phoebe Nicholls

Phoebe Nicholls

Polly Wright

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Edward Gardner

Tim McInnerny

Tim McInnerny

John Ferret, a Reporter

Joseph May

Joseph May

Houdini's Assistant

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Sergeant Farmer

Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Peter Pan

Lara Morgan

Jean Doyle

Adam Franks

Adrian Doyle

Guy Witcher

Guy Witcher

Denis Doyle

Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Newspaper Editor

Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser

Wounded Corporal

Bob Peck

Bob Peck

Harry Briggs

Lynn Farleigh

Lynn Farleigh

Mrs. Thornton, the Teacher

David Calder

David Calder

Harold Snelling

Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf

Geoffrey Hodson

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