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Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
7.3 / 10• 2017• 59m•PG• English
Documentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Imelda Staunton
Narrator
Lead
J.K. Rowling
Herself
David Thewlis
Himself
Warwick Davis
Himself
Evanna Lynch
Herself
Mark Williams
Himself
Miriam Margolyes
Herself
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jude Ho's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Harry Potter: A History Of Magic is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
