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.
What we've wondered is, what is it? What is it? Well, it's the sign of the Deathly Hallows, of course. RON & HERMIONE: The what? -The what? The Deathly Hallows. I assume you're all familiar with "The Tale of the Three Brothers." RON & HERMIONE: Yes. -No.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
"There were once three brothers... ...who were traveling along a lonely, winding road at twilight." Midnight. Mom always said "midnight." But "twilight's" fine. Better, actually. HERMIONE: Do you want to read it? RON: No. It's fine. HERMIONE: "There were once three brothers... ...who were traveling along a lonely, winding road at twilight. ln time, the brothers reached a river too treacherous to pass. But being learned in the magical arts... ...the three brothers simply waved their wands and made a bridge. Before they could cross, however... ...they found their path blocked by a hooded figure. It was Death, and he felt cheated. Cheated because travelers would normally drown in the river. But Death was cunning. He pretended to congratulate the three brothers on their magic... ...and said that each had earned a prize for having been clever enough to evade him. The oldest asked for a wand more powerful than any in existence. So Death fashioned him one from an elder tree that stood nearby. The second brother decided he wanted to humiliate Death even further... ...and asked for the power to recall loved ones from the grave. So Death plucked a stone from the river and offered it to him. Finally, Death turned to the third brother. A humble man... ...he asked for something that would allow him to go forth from that place... ...without being followed by Death.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
And so it was that Death reluctantly handed over his own Cloak of lnvisibility. The first brother traveled to a distant village... ...where, with the Elder Wand in hand... ...he killed a wizard with whom he had once quarreled. Drunk with the power that the Elder Wand had given him... ...he bragged of his invincibility. But that night, another wizard stole the wand... ...and slit the brother's throat for good measure. And so Death took the first brother for his own. The second brother journeyed to his home... ...where he took the stone and turned it thrice in hand. To his delight, the girl he'd once hoped to marry before her untimely death... ...appeared before him. Yet, soon she turned sad and cold for she did not belong in the mortal world. Driven mad with hopeless longing... ...the second brother killed himself so as to join her. And so Death took the second brother. As for the third brother... ...Death searched for many years but was never able to find him. Only when he attained a great age did the youngest brother... ...shed the Cloak of lnvisibility and give it to his son. He then greeted Death as an old friend and went with him gladly... ...departing this life as equals." [SQUAWKING] XENOPHILIUS: So there you are. Those are the Deathly Hallows.
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Uh, Mr. Lovegood, does the Peverell Family... ...have anything to do with the Deathly Hallows? Uh-- Uh-- Ignotus-- Excuse me. --and his brothers, Cadmus and Antioch... ...are thought to be the original owners of the Hallows... ...and therefore the inspiration for the story. Uh-- Uh-- But your tea's gone cold.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1