FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles Sturridge
Screenplay byErnie Contreras
Story byAlbert Ash
Tom McLoughlin
Ernie Contreras
Produced byBruce Davey
Wendy Finerman
Starring
CinematographyMichael Coulter
Edited byPeter Coulson
Music byZbigniew Preisner
Production
companies
Icon Productions
Wendy Finerman Productions
Anna K. Production C.V.
Distributed by
Release date
  • 24 October 1997 (1997-10-24) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountriesUnited States
France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12-14 million
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.