The Mystery of the fairies - a true story

the Mystery of the fairies - a true story is a film anglo - American of Charles Sturridge left in 1997.

Synopsis

The film is based on the Affaire of fairies of Cottingley. In 1917, two young girls, Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright, two young cousins living with Cottingley, close to Bradford, in England, produce photographs putting them in scene with fairies. The business knows a national repercussion when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, then attracted by spiritism after the loss of his/her son during the conflict, is interested in it. The American magician Harry Houdini, then in round in Europe, accompanies Conan Doyle in his investigations on the authenticity by stereotypes…

Data sheet

Title: the Mystery of the fairies - a true story (France), the Mystery of the fairies (Canada)
original Title: FairyTale: In True Story
Realization: Charles Sturridge
Original music: Zbigniew Preisner
Image: Michael Coulter
Assembly: Peter Coulson

Distribution

Mel Gibson: Father of Frances Griffiths
Harvey Keitel: Harry Houdini
Jason Salkey : James Hakes
Peter O' Toole: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Lara Morgan : Jean Doyle
Adam Franks: Adrian Doyle
Guy Witcher: Denis Doyle
Florence Hoath: Elsie Wright
Phoebe Nicholls : Polly Wright
Elizabeth Earl : Frances Griffiths
Paul McGann: Arthur Wright
Anton To injure: the wounded corporal

Comments

The same year 1997, leaves a second film on the business fairies Cottingley, Forever , with Ben Kingsley.

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