Jul 18, 2011
87 min
Full-HD

Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story (2011)

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.

Category

Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

Media Max Productions Lifetime

Poppy Montgomery

Joanne Rowling

Emily Holmes

Diane Rowling

Antonio Cupo

Jorge Arantes

Janet Kidder

Anne Rowling

Madison Desjarlais

Seventeen-Year-Old Joanne

Andy Maton

Christopher Little

Aislyn Watson

Eight-Year-Old Joanne

Marie West

Aine

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