| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | |
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| Directed By | Chris Columbus |
| Screenplay By | Steve Kloves |
| Cast | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris |
| Produced By | David Heyman |
| Cinematography By | John Seale |
| Film Editing By | Richard Francis-Bruce |
| Music By | John Williams |
| Studio | 1492 Pictures, Heyday Films |
| Distributed By | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Franchise | Harry Potter Franchise |
| Country | United Kingdom, United States |
| Language | English |
| Release Date | November 16, 2001 |
| Runtime | 152 Minutes |
| Rating | PG |
| Budget | $125,000,000 |
| Gross | $974,755,371 |
| Based on | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling |
Overview[]
Plot[]
Cast[]
- Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
- Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
- Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
- Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore
- Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid
- Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall
- Alan Rickman as Severus Snape
- Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy
- Ian Hart as Professor Quirinus Quirrell
- Fiona Shaw as Aunt Petunia Dursley
- Harry Melling as Dudley Dursley
- Richard Griffiths as Uncle Vernon Dursley
- Derek Deadman as Tom
- Ben Borowiecki as Diagon Alley Boy
- Warwick Davis as Goblin Bank Teller / Professor Flitwick
- Verne Troyer as Griphook the Goblin
- John Hurt as Mr. Ollivander
- Richard Bremmer as Lord Voldemort
- Geraldine Somerville as Lily Potter
- Harry Taylor as Station Guard
- Julie Walters as Molly Weasley
- Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley
- Chris Rankin as Percy Weasley
- James Phelps as Fred Weasley
- Oliver Phelps as George Weasley
- Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom
- Jamie Waylett as Vincent Crabbe
- Josh Herdman as Gregory Goyle
- Devon Murray as Seamus Finnigan
- Alfred Enoch as Dean Thomas
- Leslie Phillips as The Sorting Hat (voice)
- John Cleese as Nearly Headless Nick
- Terence Bayler as The Bloody Baron
- Simon Fisher-Becker as Fat Friar
- Nina Young as The Grey Lady
- David Bradley as Argus Filch
- Zoe Wanamaker as Madame Hooch
- Luke Youngblood as Lee Jordan
- Sean Biggerstaff as Oliver Wood
- Danielle Tabor as Angelina Johnson
- Leilah Sutherland as Alicia Spinnet
- Emily Dale as Katie Bell
- David Holmes as Adrian Pucey
- Will Theakston as Marcus Flint
- Scot Fearn as Terrence Higgs
- Adrian Rawlins as James Potter
- Ray Fearon as Firenze (voice)
- David Brett as Dedalus Diggle
Production[]
Reception[]
Trivia[]
- The original title for the book that this movie is based on is "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and was the film was titled as such in the United Kingdom. But when Scholastic Corporation bought the U.S. rights in 1997, they decided that children would not be interested in a book with the word 'Philosopher' in the title and so renamed it to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and had the manuscript suitably altered to fit the changes. J.K. Rowling regrets the change was made but was not in a strong enough position at the time to fight it. Nevertheless, the alterations were such that when it came to filming the live action adaptation, the filmmakers were afraid that the US fans would not recognize the title. Thus, it forced them to change the dialogue in the international and domestic versions; for the United States, they use the word "Sorcerer's Stone" while in the international version, they refer it to as the "Philosopher's Stone" as well as releasing it by the title domestically as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" internationally.
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