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Release Date:
24 October 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
Believe.
Plot:
Two children in 1917 take a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on a true story. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win
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3 nominations
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A Wistful, Visual Masterpiece!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Also Known As:
Illumination (UK) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for brief mild language.
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Runtime:
99 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:G |
Iceland:L |
Canada:G (Ontario) |
Australia:G |
France:U |
Norway:7 |
Portugal:M/6 (video premiere) |
Spain:7 |
UK:U |
USA:PG
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The last film of 'Don Henderson'.
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Quotes:
Edward Gardner:
The photographs... they're genuine, then?
Harold Snelling: As the King's beard.
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Harold Snelling: As the King's beard.
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Movie Connections:
Version of Photographing Fairies (1997)
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Soundtrack:
See the Conquering Hero Comes
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Few films affect me as immediately as Fairy Tale: A True Story. It is visually stunning, excellently acted with star turns by Peter O'Toole and Harvey Keitel. The story is engrossing and you can decide for yourself whether it is about a hoax or not, but that is not important here. It captures the period of the early 1900s magnificently. Special effects are unbelievably realistic. Apparently Academy members never saw this film or it would have gathered a handful of Oscars. The cinematography should have garnered an Oscar as should the moving and glorious music score. I plan to purchase the CD. Despite the title, this film is more for adults and older children. It would not hold the attention of the younger ones.