---
title: 'FairyTale: A True Story (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charles Sturridge'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fairytale-a-true-story-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119095/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

1997 · PG · 99 min · Drama, Fantasy, Family · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

FairyTale: A True Story is a 1997 fantasy drama film directed by Charles Sturridge and produced by Bruce Davey and Wendy Finerman. It is loosely based on the story of the Cottingley Fairies, and follows two children in 1917 England who take a photograph soon believed to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. The film was produced by Icon Productions.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charles Sturridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-sturridge)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Zbigniew Preisner](https://cinepixo.com/people/zbigniew-preisner)
- **Producer:** [Bruce Davey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-davey), [Wendy Finerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendy-finerman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Coulter](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-coulter)
- **Editor:** [Peter Coulson](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-coulson)

## Cast

- [Peter O'Toole](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-o-toole)
- [Bill Nighy](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-nighy)
- [Florence Hoath](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-hoath)
- [Anna Chancellor](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-chancellor)
- [Phoebe Nicholls](https://cinepixo.com/people/phoebe-nicholls)
- [Mel Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-gibson)
- [Harvey Keitel](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-keitel)
- [Paul McGann](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mcgann)
- [Anton Lesser](https://cinepixo.com/people/anton-lesser)

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