When JK Rowling published her first novel in 1997, no one would have thought that the story about the orphan boy who becomes a magic student would spark such hype continues to this day. And not just children, adults also fell victim to Harry Potter fever and his not exactly harmless adventures. The second part, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which airs on TV on Saturday, even had to be heavily edited in order to be accessible to small children.
That’s what the second Harry Potter part, The Chamber of Secrets, is about
For Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), the summer holidays are anything but relaxing. His Family is more prickly than ever and he misses his friends Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint). The magic student can’t wait to return to Hogwarts, but the house elf Dobby, who suddenly appears, wants Harry prevent them from returning to school.
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Dobby from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Because there are numerous dangers waiting on the property again: Students are petrified found in the hallways and new teacher Gilderoy Lockhart (Kenneth Branagh) seems anything but qualified. To defeat evil, Harry and his friends must find out what is going on mysterious chamber of secrets has on itself.
Harry Potter had to be edited in Germany
Unlike the first part, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the second part received initially an FSK 12 approval. However, an important audience would have been lost, which is why Warner Bros. cut the controversial scenes in Germany and was thus able to receive an FSK 6 rating. The Criticism of the dark film remained and other countries only released the film for ages 12 and up.
One of the scenes that the German audience doesn’t get to see in the shortened version is Ron in the forbidden forest strangled by a spider becomes. Harry and Ron also have to get out of the way into the Chamber of Secrets via a variety of obstacles Skeletons run and the final fight is also much more brutal in the international version.
Harry Potter becomes a series
The eighth part was almost in danger of being one FSK 16 approval to obtain. What audience is this for? Harry Potter remake in series format It is not yet known whether it will be suitable, but we have summarized all the current facts and speculations about the upcoming series for you.
When is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on TV?
The second part about the magic student comes this Saturday, Saturday April 6, 2024 at 8:15 p.m. on Sat.1. The station will show the repeat one day later, on April 7th at 1:40 p.m. Regardless of the television program, you can stream Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on RTL+ with a subscription.
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