Summary
FairyTale: A True Story is a British-American fantasy film first released in 1997,
directed by Charles Sturridge.
The film stars Harvey Keitel, Jason Salkey, Peter O’Toole, Lara Morgan and Adam Franks.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Charles Sturridge
- Script: Albert Ash, Tom McLoughlin, Ernie Contreras
- Photo: Michael Coulter
- Music: Zbigniew Preisner
- Cast: Harvey Keitel (Harry Houdini), Jason Salkey (James Collins), Peter O’Toole (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle), Lara Morgan (Jean Doyle), Adam Franks (Adrian Doyle), Guy Witcher (Denis Doyle), Joseph May (Houdini’s Assistant), John Bradley (Portly Gentleman), Anna Chancellor (Peter Pan), Florence Hoath (Elsie Wright), Phoebe Nicholls (Polly Wright), Leonard Kavanagh (Stage Manager), Elizabeth Earl (Frances Griffiths), Paul McGann (Arthur Wright), Anton Lesser (Wounded Corporal), Bob Peck (Harry Briggs), Lynn Farleigh (Mrs. Thornton, the Teacher), Sarah Marsden (Lucy), Tara Marie (Judith), Alannah McGahan (Margie), Tim McInnerny (John Ferret, a Reporter), Peter Mullan (Sergeant Farmer), Bill Nighy (Edward Gardner), Jim Wiggins (Albert, the Postman), David Calder (Harold Snelling), Anthony Calf (Geoffrey Hodson), John Grillo (Mr. West), Benjamin Whitrow (Mr. Binley), Dick Brannick (News Vendor), Barbara Hicks (City Woman), Christopher Godwin (City Businessman), Andrew Cryer (First Soldier), Paul Popperwell (Second Soldier), David Norman (O’Neill), Matilda Sturridge (Dorothy), Charlotte Champness (Alice), Anna Ramsay (Charlotte), Peter Wight (Newspaper Editor), Willie Ross (Old Print Worker), Ina Clough (Lady Calling to Fairies), Carol Noakes (Station Photographer), Stephen Chapman (Boy in Hospital), Bill Stewart (Chess MC), Don Henderson (Sydney Chalker), Stuart Howson (Red-faced Man), James Danaher (Joseph Wright), Martin Gent (Pushy Photographer), Anthony Collin (Older Photographer), Tom Georgeson (Reporter), Angus Barnett (Second Reporter), Suzy Barton (A Fairy), Ali Bastian (A Fairy), Anna Brecon (A Fairy), Sean Buckley (Mr. Bandylegs, a Fairy), Lindsey Butcher (A Fairy), Norma Cohen (Nanny Button Cup, a Fairy), Matt Costain (Prince Malakin, a Fairy), Philip Fowler (A Fairy), Katie Gibbon (A Fairy), Sophie Griffiths (A Fairy), Sara Li Gustafsson (A Fairy), Tara Kemp (A Fairy), William Lawrence (A fairy), Caleb Lloyd (Lob, a Fairy), Marianne Melhus (Princess Florella, a Fairy), Genevieve Monastesse (A Fairy), Simon Penman (A Fairy), Briony Plant (A Fairy), Anna-Louise Plowman (A Fairy), Jane Read-Wilson (A Fairy), Isabel Rocamora (Fairy Queen Mab), Tom Sturridge (Hab, a Fairy), Mark Tate (A Fairy), Hayley Tibbins (A Fairy), Mel Gibson (Frances’ Father), Hal Lindes (Angel)
- Country: UK / USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 99 min
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