FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

99 mins | Drama, Family, Mystery, Fantasy | Oct. 24, 1997

Two children in 1917 take a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on a true story

FairyTale: A True Story

99 mins | Drama, Family, Mystery, Fantasy | Oct. 24, 1997

FairyTale: A True Story
Two children in 1917 take a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on a true story
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Icon Productions
Original title FairyTale: A True Story
Directors Charles Sturridge
Writers Ernie Contreras, Albert Ash, Tom McLoughlin

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

Adam Franks

as Adrian Doyle

Guy Witcher

as Denis Doyle

Peter Wight

as Newspaper Editor

Anton Lesser

as Wounded Corporal

Lynn Farleigh

as Mrs. Thornton, the Teacher

David Calder

as Harold Snelling

Anthony Calf

as Geoffrey Hodson

Benjamin Whitrow

as Mr. Binley

Barbara Hicks

as City Woman

Paul Popplewell

as Second Soldier

Ina Clough

as Lady Calling to Fairies

Tom Sturridge

as Hab, a Fairy

Mel Gibson

as Frances' Father (uncredited)

Tom Georgeson

as Reporter

Anna Brecon

as Elabigathe, a Fairy