In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.
Acting
Peter O'Toole plays Doyle with heartbreaking earnestness; Keitel's Houdini simmers perfectly.
Production
Glorious 1917 Yorkshire recreated with that warm Merchant-Ivory glow.
Costume
Edwardian white dresses and fairy wings that launched a thousand Tumblr edits.
Director
Charles Sturridge
Florence Hoath
Elsie Wright
Paul McGann
Arthur Wright
Peter O'Toole
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Harvey Keitel
Harry Houdini
Phoebe Nicholls
Polly Wright
Bill Nighy
Edward Gardner
Tim McInnerny
John Ferret, a Reporter
Joseph May
Houdini's Assistant
Peter Mullan
Sergeant Farmer
Anna Chancellor
Peter Pan
Guy Witcher
Denis Doyle
Peter Wight
Newspaper Editor
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