FairyTale: A True Story

1997 film by Charles Sturridge
Movie film Q1953910
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Summary

FairyTale: A True Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,339 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • FairyTale: A True Story's instance of is recorded as A True Story — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • FairyTale: A True Story was directed by A True Story — director (P57): Charles Sturridge[4].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's composer is recorded as A True Story — composer (P86): Zbigniew Preisner[5].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's genre is A True Story — genre (P136): fantasy film[6].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's genre is A True Story — genre (P136): children's film[7].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's genre is A True Story — genre (P136): drama film[8].
  • A cast member of FairyTale: A True Story was A True Story — cast member (P161): Peter O'Toole[9].
  • A cast member of FairyTale: A True Story was A True Story — cast member (P161): Harvey Keitel[10].
  • A cast member of FairyTale: A True Story was A True Story — cast member (P161): Florence Hoath[11].
  • A cast member of FairyTale: A True Story was A True Story — cast member (P161): Paul McGann[12].
  • A cast member of FairyTale: A True Story was A True Story — cast member (P161): Mel Gibson[13].
  • A cast member of FairyTale: A True Story was A True Story — cast member (P161): Anna Chancellor[14].
  • A cast member of FairyTale: A True Story was A True Story — cast member (P161): Bill Nighy[15].
  • A cast member of FairyTale: A True Story was A True Story — cast member (P161): Phoebe Nicholls[16].
  • A cast member of FairyTale: A True Story was A True Story — cast member (P161): Anton Lesser[17].
  • FairyTale: A True Story was produced by A True Story — producer (P162): Bruce Davey[18].
  • FairyTale: A True Story was produced by A True Story — producer (P162): Wendy Finerman[19].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's production company is recorded as A True Story — production company (P272): Icon Productions[20].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's director of photography is recorded as A True Story — director of photography (P344): Michael Coulter[21].
  • The original language of FairyTale: A True Story was A True Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[22].
  • FairyTale: A True Story was distributed by A True Story — distribution format (P437): video on demand[23].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's review score is recorded as 6.2/10[24].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's review score is recorded as 56%[25].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's color is recorded as A True Story — color (P462): color[26].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's country of origin is recorded as A True Story — country of origin (P495): United Kingdom[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include A True Story — producer (P162): Bruce Davey[18] and A True Story — producer (P162): Wendy Finerman[19]. FairyTale: A True Story was directed by A True Story — director (P57): Charles Sturridge[4]. Cast members include A True Story — cast member (P161): Peter O'Toole[9], A True Story — cast member (P161): Harvey Keitel[10], A True Story — cast member (P161): Florence Hoath[11], A True Story — cast member (P161): Paul McGann[12], A True Story — cast member (P161): Mel Gibson[13], and A True Story — cast member (P161): Anna Chancellor[14].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1997[28], October 24, 1997[29], and February 13, 1998[30]. The original language of FairyTale: A True Story was A True Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[22]. Genres include A True Story — genre (P136): fantasy film[6], A True Story — genre (P136): children's film[7], and A True Story — genre (P136): drama film[8]. It was distributed by A True Story — distribution format (P437): video on demand[23].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[24] and 56%[25].

Why It Matters

FairyTale: A True Story ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,339 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kmdb film id → K/15392
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 119095
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 63254
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1997-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1997-10-24T00:00:00Z, +1998-02-13T00:00:00Z
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