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Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

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Documentary

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

59 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

28 October 2017

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

Narrator

J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling

Herself

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Himself

Warwick Davis

Warwick Davis

Himself

Evanna Lynch

Evanna Lynch

Herself

Mark Williams

Mark Williams

Himself

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Herself

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