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Programme Information

Big-screen adaptation of the best-selling novel by J K Rowling about an 11-year-old boy living with his cruel aunt and uncle who learns that he is the orphaned son of powerful wizards. Harry is offered a place at Hogwarts, a prestigious boarding school for wizards, where he begins piecing together the mystery of his parents' deaths with the help of his new-found friends.

Keywords:

Adventure, Children's, Fantasy, Family, Supernatural, Based-on-Novel, Witchcraft, Magic, Christmas, Xmas, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Childrens

Additional Information:

(2001) (UK / USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Daniel Radcliffe	.... Harry Potter
Rupert Grint	.... Ron Weasley
Emma Watson	.... Hermione Granger
Tom Felton	.... Draco Malfoy
Richard Harris	.... Albus Dumbledore
Robbie Coltrane	.... Rubeus Hagrid
Julie Walters	.... Molly Weasley
Alan Rickman	.... Professor Severus Snape

Supporting Cast:

Maggie Smith	.... Professor Minerva McGonagall
John Hurt	.... Mr. Ollivander
Zoë Wanamaker	.... Madame Hooch
John Cleese	.... Nearly Headless Nick
Richard Griffiths	.... Uncle Vernon
Fiona Shaw	.... Aunt Petunia
Harry Melling	.... Dudley Dursley
Richard Bremmer	.... He Who Must Not Be Named
James Phelps	.... Fred Weasley
Oliver Phelps	.... George Weasley
Chris Rankin	.... Percy Weasley
Bonnie Wright	.... Ginny Weasley

Directors:

Chris Columbus

Writers:

J.K. Rowling
Steven Kloves