FairyTale: A True Story

1997 film by Charles Sturridge
Movie film Q1953910
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FairyTale: A True Story

Summary

FairyTale: A True Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 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's director is recorded as 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 recorded as A True Story — genre (P136): fantasy film[6].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's genre is recorded as A True Story — genre (P136): children's film[7].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's genre is recorded as A True Story — genre (P136): drama film[8].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's cast member is recorded as A True Story — cast member (P161): Peter O'Toole[9].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's cast member is recorded as A True Story — cast member (P161): Harvey Keitel[10].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's cast member is recorded as A True Story — cast member (P161): Florence Hoath[11].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's cast member is recorded as A True Story — cast member (P161): Paul McGann[12].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's cast member is recorded as A True Story — cast member (P161): Mel Gibson[13].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's cast member is recorded as A True Story — cast member (P161): Anna Chancellor[14].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's cast member is recorded as A True Story — cast member (P161): Bill Nighy[15].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's cast member is recorded as A True Story — cast member (P161): Phoebe Nicholls[16].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's cast member is recorded as A True Story — cast member (P161): Anton Lesser[17].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's producer is recorded as A True Story — producer (P162): Bruce Davey[18].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's producer is recorded as 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].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0119095[22].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's original language of film or TV show is recorded as A True Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[23].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's distribution format is recorded as A True Story — distribution format (P437): video on demand[24].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's review score is recorded as 6.2/10[25].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's review score is recorded as 56%[26].
  • FairyTale: A True Story's color is recorded as A True Story — color (P462): color[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's director is recorded as 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 +1997-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1997-10-24T00:00:00Z[29], and +1998-02-13T00:00:00Z[30]. FairyTale: A True Story's original language of film or TV show is recorded as A True Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[23]. 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].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[25] and 56%[26].

Why It Matters

FairyTale: A True Story ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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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