FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

Believe.

Movie · Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Family · 1h 39m · Rated 6.4/10 on TMDB · Released October 24, 1997

Overview

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.

Directed by Charles Sturridge

Cast

• Florence Hoath as Elsie Wright
• Elizabeth Earl as Frances Griffiths
• Paul McGann as Arthur Wright
• Peter O'Toole as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Harvey Keitel as Harry Houdini
• Phoebe Nicholls as Polly Wright
• Bill Nighy as Edward Gardner
• Tim McInnerny as John Ferret, a Reporter
• Joseph May as Houdini's Assistant
• Peter Mullan as Sergeant Farmer
• Anna Chancellor as Peter Pan
• Lara Morgan as Jean Doyle

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