FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Sturridge
Screenplay by	Ernie Contreras
Story by	Albert Ash Tom McLoughlin Ernie Contreras
Produced by	Bruce Davey Wendy Finerman
Starring	Florence Hoath Elizabeth Earl Paul McGann Phoebe Nicholls Harvey Keitel Peter O'Toole
Cinematography	Michael Coulter
Edited by	Peter Coulson
Music by	Zbigniew Preisner
Production companies	Icon Productions Icon Entertainment International Wendy Finerman Productions Anna K. Production C.V.[1]
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (United States and Canada) Warner Bros. (United Kingdom and France) Icon Entertainment International (Internationally)
Release date	24 October 1997 (1997-10-24) (United States)
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	United States France
Language	English
Box office	$18 million

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.