Fairy tale : a true story /

Young Frances and Elsie believe in fairies. The photographs the girls take of the winged beings put them at the center of a real-life controversy that sweeps through a recovering World War I England during 1917. Everyone is caught up in the excitement, including two of the era's most renowned m...

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Corporate Authors:	Paramount Pictures Corporation, Icon Productions
Other Authors:	Finerman, Wendy, Davey, Bruce, Contreras, Ernie, Sturridge, Charles, Hoath, Florence, 1984-, Earl, Elizabeth, 1987-, McGann, Paul, Nicholls, Phoebe, 1958-, O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013, Keitel, Harvey, Nighy, Bill, 1949-, Peck, Bob, 1945-1999, Lesser, Anton, Coulter, Michael, Riley, Sam, 1980-, Preisner, Zbigniew, Russell, Shirley, 1935-2002, Howells, Michael
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French
Language Notes:	English or French dialogue, English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2003]
Series:	Widescreen DVD collection.
Subjects:	Fairies > Photographs > Drama. Photographs > Drama. Girls > Conduct of life > Drama. England > Social life and customs > 20th century. Fairy plays. Girls > Conduct of life. Photographs. Children's films. Fantasy films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.

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Summary:	Young Frances and Elsie believe in fairies. The photographs the girls take of the winged beings put them at the center of a real-life controversy that sweeps through a recovering World War I England during 1917. Everyone is caught up in the excitement, including two of the era's most renowned men: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and master illusionist Harry Houdini. Are the photographs real or just a cleaver hoax?
Item Description:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen version (1.85:1), Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG; for brief mild language.
Awards:	BAFTA Awards, 1998: BAFTA Childrens' Award - Best Children's Film (Wendy Finerman, Bruce Davey, Charles Sturridge).
Production Credits:	Director of photogaphy, Michael Coulter; art director, Sam Riley; editor, Peter Coulson; music, Zbignew Preisner; costume designer, Shirley Russell; production designer, Michael Howells.
ISBN:	079219411X 9780792194118