Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 is a 2010 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. The film is the first of two cinematic parts based on the 2007 novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling. It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) and the seventh instalment in the Harry Potter film series. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, respectively, reprising roles as Harry's best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The story follows Harry Potter, who has been asked by Dumbledore to find and destroy Lord Voldemort's secret to immortality – the Horcruxes. Filming began on 19 February 2009 and was completed on 12 June 2010. It was released in 2D cinemas and IMAX formats in the United Kingdom and in the United States on 19 November 2010, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received positive reviews with critics praising the performances, cinematography, visual effects and musical score. In the film's worldwide opening weekend, Part 1 grossed $330 million, the third-highest in the series, and the highest opening of 2010, as well as the eighth-highest of all time. With a worldwide gross of $960 million, Part 1 became the third-highest-grossing film of 2010, the tenth highest-grossing film of all time at the time and the third-highest-grossing Harry Potter film in terms of worldwide totals. The film was nominated for many awards, including the Academy Award for Best Art Direction and Best Visual Effects. The film was followed by the concluding entry, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011.
VOLDEMORT: To those of you who do not know... ...we are joined tonight by Miss Charity Burbage... ...who, until recently, taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Her specialty was Muggle Studies. [ALL CHUCKLE] It is Miss Burbage's belief that Muggles are not so different from us. She would, given her way... ...have us mate with them. [ALL CHUCKLE]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
Potter, you're underage, which means you've still got the Trace on you. What's the Trace? If you sneeze, the Ministry will know who wipes your nose. We have to use those means of transport the Trace can't detect: Brooms, Thestrals and the like. We go in pairs. That way, if anyone's out there waiting for us, and I reckon there will be... ...they won't know which Harry Potter is the real one. The real one? I believe you're familiar with this particular brew. No. Absolutely not. I told you he'd take it well. No, if you think I'm gonna let everyone risk their lives for me, I-- -Never done that before, have we? -No. No. This is different. I mean, taking that, becoming me. No. Well, none of us really fancy it, mate. Imagine if something went wrong, and we ended up a scrawny, specky git forever. MOODY: Everyone here is of age, Potter.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1