
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Family
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.
Director: Charles Sturridge
Writers: Ernie Contreras, Albert Ash, Tom McLoughlin
The Cast

Florence Hoath
Elsie Wright

Elizabeth Earl
Frances Griffiths

Paul McGann
Arthur Wright

Peter O'Toole
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Harvey Keitel
Harry Houdini

Phoebe Nicholls
Polly Wright

Bill Nighy
Edward Gardner

Tim McInnerny
John Ferret, a Reporter

Joseph May
Houdini's Assistant

Peter Mullan
Sergeant Farmer

Anna Chancellor
Peter Pan

Lara Morgan
Jean Doyle

Adam Franks
Adrian Doyle

Guy Witcher
Denis Doyle

Peter Wight
Newspaper Editor

Anton Lesser
Wounded Corporal

Bob Peck
Harry Briggs

Lynn Farleigh
Mrs. Thornton, the Teacher

David Calder
Harold Snelling

Anthony Calf
Geoffrey Hodson

Benjamin Whitrow
Mr. Binley

Barbara Hicks
City Woman

Paul Popplewell
Second Soldier

Ina Clough
Lady Calling to Fairies

Tom Sturridge
Hab, a Fairy

Tom Georgeson
Reporter

Anna Brecon
Elabigathe, a Fairy

Bill Stewart
Chess MC

Mel Gibson
Frances' Father (uncredited)
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