Movie
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
Overview
A look at J.K. Rowling from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager, to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter book series.
Details
- Release date
- 2011-07-18
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Media Max Productions, Lifetime
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Poppy Montgomery as Joanne Rowling
- Emily Holmes as Diane Rowling
- Antonio Cupo as Jorge Arantes
- Janet Kidder as Anne Rowling
- Madison Desjarlais as Seventeen-Year-Old Joanne
- Andy Maton as Christopher Little
- Aislyn Watson as Eight-Year-Old Joanne
- Marie West as Aine
- Lisa Norton as Jill
- Sarah Desjardins as Thirteen-Year-Old Diane
- Patti Allan as Mrs. Morgan
- Wesley MacInnes as Sean Harris
Crew
- Paul A. Kaufman - Director
- Jeffrey Berman - Writer
- Tony Caballero - Writer
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