FairyTale: A True Story (1997) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Charles Sturridge.

Cast

• Florence Hoath as Elsie Wright
• Elizabeth Earl as Frances Griffiths
• Paul McGann as Arthur Wright
• Peter O'Toole as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Harvey Keitel as Harry Houdini
• Phoebe Nicholls as Polly Wright
• Bill Nighy as Edward Gardner
• Tim McInnerny as John Ferret, a Reporter
• Joseph May as Houdini's Assistant
• Peter Mullan as Sergeant Farmer
• Anna Chancellor as Peter Pan
• Lara Morgan as Jean Doyle
• Adam Franks as Adrian Doyle
• Guy Witcher as Denis Doyle
• Peter Wight as Newspaper Editor
• Anton Lesser as Wounded Corporal
• Bob Peck as Harry Briggs
• Lynn Farleigh as Mrs. Thornton, the Teacher
• David Calder as Harold Snelling
• Anthony Calf as Geoffrey Hodson
• Benjamin Whitrow as Mr. Binley
• Barbara Hicks as City Woman
• Paul Popplewell as Second Soldier
• Ina Clough as Lady Calling to Fairies
• Tom Sturridge as Hab, a Fairy
• Tom Georgeson as Reporter
• Anna Brecon as Elabigathe, a Fairy
• Bill Stewart as Chess MC
• Mel Gibson as Frances' Father (uncredited)
• Ali Bastian as Lull, a fairy

Crew

• Albert Ash — Writer
• Charles Sturridge — Director
• Wendy Finerman — Producer
• Ernie Contreras — Writer
• Bruce Davey — Producer
• Tom McLoughlin — Writer
• Michael Coulter — Director of Photography
• Zbigniew Preisner — Original Music Composer

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