Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

2017 0h 59m EN

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 95

Documentary

Synopsis

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A thrilling journey through legends, belief and folklore, this film goes behind the scenes with the British Library as they search to tell that story through objects in their collection, in an ambitious new exhibition: Harry Potter: A History Of Magic. J.K. Rowling, who is lending unseen manuscripts, drawings and drafts from her private archives (which will sit alongside treasures from the British Library, as well as original drafts and drawings from Jim Kay) talks about some of the personal items she has lent to the exhibition and gives new insight into her writing, looking at some of the objects from the exhibition that have fired her imagination.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Imelda Staunton
Narrator
J.K. Rowling
Herself
David Thewlis
Himself
Warwick Davis
Himself
Evanna Lynch
Herself
Mark Williams
Himself
Miriam Margolyes
Herself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jude Ho
Languages: English, Latin, Spanish
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Latin, Spanish.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Enda Mullen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Imelda Staunton and J.K. Rowling and David Thewlis carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7783322 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jude Ho directs. Enda Mullen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Latin, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Latin, Spanish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Enda Mullen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Imelda Staunton and J.K. Rowling and David Thewlis carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7783322 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.