Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Final instalment of the Harry Potter film series.
The final chapter of the Harry Potter film series, *Deathly Hallows – Part 2*, arrived in 2011 as a fantasy film helmed by David Yates, with a script by Steve Kloves. It serves as the second half of the adaptation of J. K. Rowling’s 2007 novel and marks the eighth and concluding movie in the franchise. The story tracks Harry’s ongoing mission to locate and eliminate Lord Voldemort’s Horcruxes, aiming to vanquish him permanently.
The cast includes Daniel Radcliffe as Harry, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as his closest friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Other returning actors are Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis, and Julie Walters. Filming started on 19 February 2009 and wrapped on 12 June 2010, with additional reshoots in December 2010.
Released by Warner Bros. Pictures in both the UK and US on 15 July 2011, this is the only Harry Potter film presented in 3D. Critics hailed it as a satisfying end to the saga, praising its visual effects, performances, action sequences, direction, musical score, and cinematography. It earned over $1.3 billion worldwide, making it the third-highest-grossing film at the time and the top earner in the Harry Potter series. The National Board of Review listed it among the ten best films of 2011. It received three nominations at the 84th Academy Awards and many other honors.
After burying Dobby, Harry asks goblin Griphook for help breaking into Bellatrix Lestrange’s Gringotts vault, suspecting a Horcrux is there. Griphook agrees in exchange for the Sword of Gryffindor. Wandmaker Ollivander tells Harry that two wands from Malfoy Manor belonged to Bellatrix and Draco Malfoy; he senses Draco’s wand has switched allegiance to Harry after he took it from Draco. Inside the vault, they find Helga Hufflepuff’s cup, a Horcrux, but Griphook snatches the sword and abandons them. Trapped by security, they release a dragon guardian and flee Gringotts on its back.
Harry has a vision of Voldemort at Gringotts, furious about the theft. He also realizes a Horcrux tied to Rowena Ravenclaw is hidden at Hogwarts. The trio apparates into Hogsmeade, where Albus Dumbledore’s brother Aberforth helps them, revealing he sent Dobby to Malfoy Manor. He shows them a secret passage into Hogwarts’s Room of Requir
- release_date
- 15 July 2011
- director
- David Yates
- screenplay_by
- Steve Kloves
- based_on
- 2007 novel by J. K. Rowling
- production_companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- box_office
- Over $1.3 billion worldwide
Lore & Background
Principal photography began on 19 February 2009 and was completed on 12 June 2010, with reshoots taking place in December 2010. The film was released in the United Kingdom and United States on 15 July 2011, and is the only Harry Potter film to be released in 3D. It grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide, becoming the third-highest-grossing film during its run, and the highest-grossing film in the Harry Potter series. The National Board of Review named Deathly Hallows – Part 2 one of the top-ten films of 2011. It was nominated for three awards at the 84th Academy Awards, and received numerous other accolades.
The plot follows Harry Potter as he asks goblin Griphook to help break into Bellatrix Lestrange's vault at Gringotts bank, suspecting a Horcrux is there. A Horcrux, Helga Hufflepuff's cup, is found, but Griphook snatches the Sword of Gryffindor and abandons them. The trio flee on a dragon. Harry realizes a Horcrux connected to Rowena Ravenclaw is hidden at Hogwarts. With help from Aberforth Dumbledore, they enter Hogwarts. Harry learns from Snape's memory that he inadvertently became a Horcrux when Voldemort's curse originally failed to kill him; Voldemort must now kill Harry to destroy the soul shard within him. Harry returns to Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest, is struck by the Killing Curse, and awakens in limbo where Dumbledore's spirit explains he is free of the link. Harry returns, defeats Voldemort, and later destroys the Elder Wand. Nineteen years later, the characters watch their children depart for Hogwarts.
Reader's Guide
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 serves as the concluding chapter of the eight-film Harry Potter series, adapting the second half of J. K. Rowling's 2007 novel. Its significance lies in providing a narrative resolution to the central conflict between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, culminating in the destruction of all Horcruxes and Voldemort's final defeat. The film was praised as a satisfying conclusion to the saga, and for its visual effects, performances, action sequences, direction, musical score, and cinematography. It achieved substantial commercial success, grossing over $1.3 billion worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing film in the series. The film's legacy includes its recognition by the National Board of Review as one of the top-ten films of 2011 and its three Academy Award nominations. It also marked the only Harry Potter film released in 3D. The ensemble cast reprised roles from previous films, and the production involved back-to-back filming with Part 1 from February 2009 to June 2010, with additional reshoots in December 2010.
Did You Know?
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is the only Harry Potter film to be released in 3D.
- The film grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film in the Harry Potter series.
- Principal photography began on 19 February 2009 and was completed on 12 June 2010, with reshoots in December 2010.
- The National Board of Review named Deathly Hallows – Part 2 one of the top-ten films of 2011.
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