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FairyTale: A True Story

6.41997 · 1h 39m · EN

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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.

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Florence Hoath

Elsie Wright

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Elizabeth Earl

Frances Griffiths

Paul McGann

Arthur Wright

Peter O'Toole

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Harvey Keitel

Harry Houdini

Phoebe Nicholls

Polly Wright

Bill Nighy

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Director: Charles Sturridge
Status: Released
Audience votes: 126

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