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FairyTale: A True Story(1997)

PGOctober 24, 19971h 39m

Fantasy Drama Mystery Family

64%User score 64 percent

User Score

124 votes

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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.

Director: Charles Sturridge
Writers: Albert Ash, Ernie Contreras, Tom McLoughlin

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Florence Hoath
Elsie Wright
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Status: Released
Original title: FairyTale: A True Story
Original language: English
Revenue: $14,059,077
Production: Icon Productions, Wendy Finerman Productions, Paramount Pictures

Keywords

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