FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story is an American movie, written by Ernie Contreras and directed by Charles Sturridge, produced by Icon Productions / Wendy Finerman, released on 24 october 1997 (USA), starring Peter O'Toole as Arthur Conan Doyle and Harvey Keitel as Harry Houdini.
The movie is based on a true story where Arthur Conan Doyle was involved. See his articles : Fairies Photographed (1920), The Evidence for Fairies (1921) and The Cottingley Fairies: An Epilogue (1923).
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Adrian Conan Doyle (Adam Franks) and Denis Conan Doyle (Guy Witcher) -
Jean Doyle
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Elsie Wright
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Polly Wright
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Arthur Wright
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Polly Wright
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Edward Gardner
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Harry Houdini
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Harold Snelling
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Geoffrey Hodson
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John Ferret
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Newspaper Editor
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Peter Pan
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Harry Briggs
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Chess MC
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Albert the Postman
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Mr. West
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Sergeant Farmer
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Wounded Corporal
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Frances' Father
(Mel Gibson)
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Cast
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle : Peter O'Toole
- Harry Houdini : Harvey Keitel
- James Collins : Jason Salkey
- Jean Doyle : Lara Morgan
- Adrian Doyle : Adam Franks
- Denis Doyle : Guy Witcher
- Houdini's Assistant : Joseph May
- Portly Gentleman : John Bradley
- Peter Pan : Anna Chancellor
- Elsie Wright : Florence Hoath
- Polly Wright : Phoebe Nicholls
- Stage Manager : Leonard Kavanagh
- Frances Griffiths : Elizabeth Earl
- Arthur Wright : Paul McGann
- Wounded Corporal : Anton Lesser
- Harry Briggs : Bob Peck
- Mrs. Thornton, the Teacher : Lynn Farleigh
- Lucy : Sarah Marsden
- Judith : Tara Marie
- Margie : Alannah McGahan
- John Ferret, a Reporter : Tim McInnerny
- Sergeant Farmer : Peter Mullan
- Edward Gardner : Bill Nighy
- Albert, the Postman : Jim Wiggins
- Harold Snelling : David Calder
- Geoffrey Hodson : Anthony Calf
- Mr. West : John Grillo
- Mr. Binley : Benjamin Whitrow
- News Vendor : Dick Brannick
- City Woman : Barbara Hicks
- City Businessman : Christopher Godwin
- First Soldier : Andrew Cryer
- Second Soldier : Paul Popperwell
- O'Neill : David Norman
- Dorothy : Matilda Sturridge
- Alice : Charlotte Champness
- Charlotte : Anna Ramsay
- Newspaper Editor : Peter Wight
- Old Print Worker : Willie Ross
- Lady Calling to Fairies : Ina Clough
- Station Photographer : Carol Noakes
- Boy in Hospital : Stephen Chapman
- Chess MC : Bill Stewart
- Sydney Chalker : Don Henderson
- Red-faced Man : Stuart Howson
- Joseph Wright : James Danaher
- Pushy Photographer : Martin Gent
- Older Photographer : Anthony Collin
- Reporter : Tom Georgeson
- Second Reporter : Angus Barnett
- Frances' Father : Mel Gibson (Uncredited)
- Fairies
- Lutey : Suzy Barton
- Lull : Ali Bastian
- Elabigathe : Anna Brecon
- Mr. Bandylegs : Sean Buckley
- Tib : Lindsey Butcher
- Nanny Button Cup : Norma Cohen
- Prince Malakin : Matt Costain
- Fenoderee : Philip Fowler
- Pinket : Katie Gibbon
- Sib : Sophy Griffiths
- Loireag : Sara Li Gustafsson
- Gull : Tara Kemp
- Tom Cockle : William Lawrence
- Lob : Caleb Lloyd
- Florella : Marianne Melhus
- Morgana : Genevieve Monastesse
- Peerifool : Simon Penman
- Yarthkins : Briony Plant
- Shellycoat : Anna-Louise Plowman
- Asrai : Jane Read-Wilson
- Queen Mab : Isabel Rocamora
- Hob : Thomas Sturridge
- Habetrot : Mark Tate
- Patch : Hayley Tibbins
Crew
- Director : Charles Sturridge, Selwyn Roberts (second unit)
- Screenplay : Ernie Contreras, Albert Ash, Tom McLoughlin
- Producers : Wendy Finerman, Bruce Davey
- Executive Producer : Paul Tucker
- Director of Photography : Michael Coulter
- Production Designer : Michael Howells
- Film Editor : Peter Coulson
- Co-Producers : Selwyn Roberts, Tom McLoughlin, Albert Ash
- Visual Effects Supervisor : Tim Webber
- Music : Zbigniew Preisner
- Costume Designer : Shirley Russell
- Casting : Mary Selway, Sarah Trevis
- Associate Producer : Margaret French-Isaac
- Art Direction : Sam Riley
- Supervising Art Director : David Lee
- Set Decoration : Totty Whately
- Makeup : Nuala Conway
- Hair Designer : Peter Swords King
- Unit Production Manager : Jo Burn
- Assistant Directors : Micky Finch, Kate Hazell, Russell Channon, Amy Sugdon, Simon Downes
- Sound Editor : Peter Bond, Sarah Morton
- Special Effects Supervisor : David Beavis
- Wardrobe Supervisor : Richard Pointing
- Aassembly Editor : Richard Milward
- Music Executive : Halina Laciak
Plot summary
Based on a true story, it follows the adventures of cousins Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths. Brought together by tragedy they lose themselves in the mystical world of fairies and spirits, but when met with a wall of disbelieving parents and adults the girls embark on a mission. Armed with a camera and a determined belief in their supernatural friends, they take a series of photographs that will take the country by storm and propel them on the adventure of a lifetime, introducing them to legendary figures like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini.
