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Photographing Fairies

Photographing Fairies

Another world… as close as the beat of your heart

19975.51h 46mR

Overview

Photographer Charles Castle is numbed with grief following the death of his beautiful bride. He goes off to war, working in the trenches as a photographer. Following the war and still in grief Charles is given some photographs purporting to be of fairies. His search for the truth leads him to Burkinwell, a seemingly peaceful village seething with secrets

Directed by Nick Willing
Written by Chris Harrald, Nick Willing, Steve Szilagyi
Box OfficeBudget: $1Revenue: $4

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Top Cast

Toby Stephens

Toby Stephens

Charles Castle

Emily Woof

Emily Woof

Linda

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Rev. Templeton

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Beatrice Templeton

Bernard Gallagher

Bernard Gallagher

Doctor

Phil Davis

Phil Davis

Roy

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Rachel Shelley

Rachel Shelley

Mrs. Anne-Marie Castle

Clive Merrison

Clive Merrison

Gardner

Mary Healey

Mary Healey

Mrs. Dawson

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookphotographerloss of loved onefairygrieving widower1920s1910sarthur conan doyle

About Photographing Fairies

Photographing Fairies is a mystery, fantasy, drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of based on novel or book, photographer, loss of loved one, fairy, grieving widower, 1920s. Directed by Nick Willing, it stars Toby Stephens, Emily Woof, Ben Kingsley. Photographer Charles Castle is numbed with grief following the death of his beautiful bride. He goes off to war, working in the trenches as a photographer. Following the war and still in grief Charles is given some photographs purporting to be of fairies. His search for the truth leads him to Burkinwell, a seemingly peaceful village seething with secrets

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