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FairyTale: A True Story is a american film of genre Drama directed by Charles Sturridge released in USA on 24 october 1997 with Peter O'Toole

FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

FairyTale: A True Story
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Released in USA 24 october 1997
Length 1h35
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Fantastic,    Comedy,    Fantasy,    Romance
Rating64% 3.247933.247933.247933.247933.24793

FairyTale: A True Story is a 1997 film from Icon Productions, loosely based on the story of the Cottingley Fairies.

Synopsis

Early 20th Century Europe was a time and place rife with conflicting forces, from the battlefields of World War I to the peaceful countryside of rural England. Scientific advances such as electric light and photography appeared magical to some; spiritualism was championed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle while his friend Harry Houdini decried false mediums who prey upon grieving families. J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan charmed theatergoers of all ages. Young Frances Griffiths, whose father is missing in action, arrives by train to stay with her cousin Elsie Wright in rural Yorkshire.

Actors

Peter O'Toole

(Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Harvey Keitel

(Harry Houdini)
Florence Hoath

(Elsie Wright)
Paul McGann

(Arthur Wright)
Elizabeth Inglis

(Frances Griffiths)
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