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FairyTale: A True Story(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-10-24
64%
112 Votes
Time: 1h 39m
Believe.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $14,059,077.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Wendy Finerman Productions
Movie: FairyTale: A True Story
Top 10 Billed Cast
Florence Hoath
Elsie Wright
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
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