Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 [Blu-ray] [2 Discs]

Director: David Yates

Overview

The first installment of the two-film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows follows Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) as they search for the pieces of Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes) soul that he extracted from his being and hid in obscure locations both far and wide. If the trio is unable to locate and destroy them all, Voldemort will remain immortal. Despite their long friendship, a combination of dark forces, romantic tensions, and long-held secrets threaten to sabotage the mission. David Yates directs.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/04/2016
UPC:	0883929567416
Original Release:	0000
Language:	English

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Daniel Radcliffe	Harry Potter
Emma Watson	Hermione Granger
Rupert Grint	Ron Weasley
Helena Bonham Carter	Bellatrix Lestrange
Ralph Fiennes	Lord Voldemort
Michael Gambon	Profesor Albus Dumbledore
Alan Rickman	Profesor Severus Snape
Robbie Coltrane	Rubeus Hagrid
Bonnie Wright	Ginny Weasley
John Hurt	Pan Ollivander
Timothy Spall	Wormtail
Tom Felton	Draco Malfoy
Miranda Richardson	Rita Skeeter
Imelda Staunton	Dolores Umbridge
Bill Nighy	Rufus Scrimgeour
Richard Griffiths	Vernon Dursley
Harry Melling	Dudley Dursley,Nigel
Julie Walters	Molly Weasley
Ian Kelly	Herminone's Dad
Michelle Fairley	Herminone's Mum
Fiona Shaw	Petunia Dursley
Carolyn Pickles	Charity Burbage
Helen McCrory	Actor
Jason Isaacs	Lucius Malfoy
Peter Mullan	Yaxley
Guy Henry	Pius Thicknesse
Arben Bajraktaraj	Dolohov
Rod Hunt	Thorfinn Rowle
Suzanne Toase	Alecto Carrow
Ralph Ineson	Amycus Carrow
David Ryall	Elphias Doge
Brendan Gleeson	Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody,Bill Weasley
Graham Duff	Actor
Adrian Annis	Actor
Emil Hostina	Actor
Paul Khanna	Actor
Richard Strange	Actor
Anthony John Crocker	Actor
Peter G. Reed	Actor
Granville Saxton	Actor
Judith Sharp	Actor
Ashley McGuire	Actor
Penelope McGhie	Actor
Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar	Actor
Tony Kirwood	Actor
Simon Grover	Actor
Jon Campling	Actor
James Phelps	Fred Weasley,George Weasley
Mark Williams	Arthur Weasley
George Harris	Kingsley Shacklebolt
Andy Linden	Mundungus Fletcher
Cl?mence Po?sy	Fleur Delacour
Natalia Tena	Nymphadora Tonks
David Thewlis	Remus Lupin
Frances De La Tour	Madame Maxime
Evanna Lynch	Luna Lovegood
Rhys Ifans	Xenophilius Lovegood
Matyelok Gibbs	Actor
Eva Alexander	Waitress
Matthew Lewis	Neville Longbottom
Devon Murray	Seamus Finnigan
Freddie Stroma	Cormac McLaggen
Isabella Laughland	Leanne
Jessie Cave	Lavender Brown
Anna Shaffer	Romilda Vane
Josh Herdman	Gregory Goyle
Amber Evans	Twin Girl 1,Twin Girl 2
Katie Leung	Cho Chang
Georgina Leonidas	Katie Bell
Louis Cordice	Blaise Zabini
Scarlett Byrne	Pansy Parkinson,Gellert Grindelwald
Afshan Azad	Padma Patil
David O'Hara	Actor
Steffan Rhodri	Reg Cattermole
Nick Moran	Scabior
Toby Jones	Dobby
Sophie Thompson	Mafalda Hopkirk
Daniel Tuite	Skinny Ministry Wizard
Daisy Haggard	Ministry Lift
George Potts	Balding Wizard
Rose Keegan	Red Haired Witch
Ned Dennehy	Scared Man
Kate Fleetwood	Mary Cattermole
Daniel Hill	Bushy Haired Muttering Wizard
Rade Serbedzija	Gregorovitch
Jamie Campbell Bower	Young Grindelwald
Hazel Douglas	Bathilda Bagshot
Adrian Rawlins	James Potter
Geraldine Somerville	Lily Potter
David Legeno	Fenrir Greback
Samuel Roukin	Snatcher
Warwick Davis	Griphook
Simon McBurney	Voices
Alexandre Desplat	Composer

Technical Credits

Steve Kloves

J.K. Rowling

Steve Kloves	Screenwriter
David Heyman	Producer
David Barron	Producer
J.K. Rowling	Producer,Screenwriter
Lionel Wigram	Executive Producer,Producer
Fiona Weir	Casting
Stephen Woolfenden	Second Unit Director
Simon Emanuel	Production Manager
Nick Dudman	Makeup Special Effects
John Richardson	Special Effects Supervisor
Greg Powell	Stunts
Anna Worley	Script Supervisor
Kenny Atherford	Key Grip
Jed Loughran	Sound Effects
Cam Langs	Digital Effects
Ed Hawkins	Digital Effects
John Trehy	Producer
Tony Abejuro	Special Effects
Nina Armstrong	Stunts
Orin Beaton	Sound Effects
Rachel Boot	Sound Effects
Sandy Buchanan	Sound Effects
Peter Burgis	Sound Effects
Megan Flood	Special Effects
Jay Patel	Special Effects
Helena Brackley	Special Effects
Jonathan Bullock	Special Effects
Matthew Harlow	Special Effects
Noah Meddings	Special Effects
Phoebe Tait	Special Effects
Kevin Wescott	Special Effects
Matt Wood	Special Effects
Marvin Campbell	Stunts
Rick English	Stunts
Andy Godbold	Stunts
Kai Martin	Stunts
Chris Pollard	Stunts
Kierron Quest	Stunts
Charles Ramsay	Stunts
Alison Ryan	Stunts
Reg Wayment	Stunts
Leonard Woodcock	Stunts
Nellie Burroughes	Stunts
Stephanie Carey	Stunts
Michael Fentum	Sound/Sound Designer
Dominic Gibbs	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

A far cry from its early predecessors, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has little room for cheer. Gone are the snug dorms nestled in a hidden Hogwarts hallway -- for Hogwarts itself, save for a small resistance from within, has been taken over by Death Eaters. And gone is the wisdom and comfort offered by late headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Most notably missing are any traces of wide-eyed innocence from Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson). In its place are anxiety, dread, uncertainty, and even occasional moral ambiguity. The dark tone, however, is in no way a dissuasive element; as fans of the books will point out, it is in keeping with the series. As Harry grew, his initial impressions of the wizard world as a utopian community populated by kindly magicians and fantastical shops evolved into a more realistic picture of a world that, while enchanted, carries its own share of bigotry, greed, and political corruption. As J.K. Rowling wove a conclusion as ominous as it was elegant in the final installment of the Potter series, so too has director David Yates in Part 1 of Deathly Hallows.
Rather than taking the Hogwarts Express to complete their final year at school, Harry, Ron, and Hermione abandon the familiar territory of boarding school to search for Horcruxes -- that is, pieces of soul that evil wizard Voldemort has extricated from his body and hidden throughout the world, ensuring his immortality so long as they are not all destroyed. Despite the trio's absence from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the protective walls of the school are as palpable as they've ever been. From a story standpoint, it's an emotional time. Moreover, for those who have watched Radcliffe, Watson, and Grint as they've grown into young adults since their debuts in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), it's almost a point of pride to witness their improvements as actors. As usual, the adult British thespians are superb, and the addition of Welsh actor Rhys Ifans as the loopy but loveable Luna Lovegood's father is a welcome and unanticipated piece of casting. Reprising his role as Voldemort, Ralph Fiennes gets more face time than in prior Potters, allowing Voldemort to finally live up to his cruel reputation.
Never before have the allusions to World War II been as strong as they are in this film. In the wrong hands, this could have been at best ineffective, at worst in extremely bad taste. However, the depiction of the Ministry of Magic turned into an office of propaganda, wherein even its employees are subject to inquiries regarding their bloodline, is exactly as ominous and tragic as systematic tyranny warrants. Without spoiling a particularly effective scene, a bit of imagery so deeply reminiscent of a signature of Nazi concentration camps imparts far more terror than its counterpart in the novel (torture inflicted by curse alone). Out of all the Potter adaptations, this film most closely matches (and, arguably, outdoes) the pacing of the books. Though time constraints force the film to spend less time focusing on the trio roaming the countryside, each facing a personal crisis, Yates is able to put across the most important elements of that period: they are isolated from the world; frustrated at their lack of progress; doubtful, for the first time, of the task they were entrusted with by Dumbledore; and trying, not always successfully, to keep despair at bay.
Deathly Hallows has moments that aren't user-friendly to viewers who haven't read the book -- few would guess the shard of glass Harry carries with him is part of the magical two-way mirror left to him by his deceased godfather, and the story of the rogue wizard Grindelwald is glossed over in a series of confusing, fast-moving images Harry glimpses in dreams. The emotional significance of Dobby the elf's role in the film is also lost somewhat, as the character has barely merited so much as a reference since Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Nonetheless, the story of the actual Deathly Hallows is told in detail during an exquisitely wrought animated sequence chronicling the tale of three brothers whose run-in with Death itself brought about consequences that would reverberate for many years afterward, and the cliffhanger ending leaves fans in eager anticipation of a second act that, hopefully, will continue on as beautifully as the first. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi