Rating: PG
Genre: Fantasy
Theatrical Release: 11/16/2001(USA)
Release Date: 12/11/2007
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD-EX
Run Time: 152 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Excellent For Children, Scary Moments
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video

The best-selling novel by J.K. Rowling (titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in England, as was this film adaptation) becomes this hotly anticipated fantasy adventure from Chris Columbus, the winner of a high-stakes search for a director to bring the first in a hoped-for franchise of Potter films to the screen by Warner Bros. Upon his 11th birthday, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), who lives in misery with an aunt and uncle that don't want him, learns from a giant named Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) that he is the orphaned son of powerful wizards. Harry is offered a place at prestigious Hogwarts, a boarding school for wizards that exists in a realm of magic and fantasy outside the dreary existence of normal humans or "Muggles." At Hogwarts, Harry quickly makes new friends and begins piecing together the mystery of his parents' deaths, which appear not to have been accidental after all. The film features alternate-version scenes for every mention of the titular rock. Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, John Cleese, and Fiona Shaw co-star.

~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter
Emma Watson - Hermione Granger
Rupert Grint - Ron Weasley
Maggie Smith - Minerva McGonagall
Robbie Coltrane - Hagrid
Alan Rickman - Severus Snape
Richard Harris - Albus Dumbledore
Richard Griffiths - Vernon Dursley
Ian Hart - Professor Quirrell
John Hurt - Mr. Ollivander
Warwick Davis - Professor Flitwick
Warwick Davis - Goblin Bank Teller
Fiona Shaw - Petunia Dursley
John Cleese - Nearly Headless Nick
Julie Walters - Mrs. Weasley
Sean Biggerstaff - Oliver Wood
Zoe Wannamaker - Madame Hooch
Tom Felton - Draco Malfoy
Harry Melling - Dudley Dursley
Matthew Lewis - Neville Longbottom

Production:
Chris Columbus - Director
David Heyman - Producer
Tanya Seghatchian - Co Producer
John Williams - Composer
Richard Francis-Bruce - Editor
Steve Kloves - Screen Writer
Stephenie McMillan Michael Boone Rosie Hardwick Peter Dorme Toad Tozer Patricia Johnson - Set Designer
Gavin Finney - Additional Cinematography
Andrew Ackland-Snow - Art Director
Lucinda Thompson - Art Director
Michael Lamont - Art Director
Peter Francis - Art Director
Simon Lamont - Art Director
Steve Lawrence - Art Director
Paula DuPre Pesman - Associate Producer
Todd Arnow - Associate Producer
Jane Jenkins - Casting
Janet Hirshenson - Casting
Susie Figgis - Casting
John Seale - Cinematographer
Judianna Makovsky - Costume Designer
Chris Columbus - Executive Producer
Duncan Henderson - Executive Producer
Mark A. Radcliffe - Executive Producer
Michael Barnathan - Executive Producer
Chris Carreras - First Assistant Director
Nick Dudman - Makeup
Stuart Craig - Production Designer
David R. Ellis - Second Unit Director
Rob Legato - Second Unit Director
John Midgley - Sound/Sound Designer
John Richardson - Special Effects Supervisor
Greg Powell - Stunts Coordinator
John King - Supervising Art Director
Neil Lamont - Supervising Art Director
J.K. Rowling - Book Author

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2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie

2001 British Academy of Film and Television

2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association

2001 American Film Institute