Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Directed by Chris Columbus
“Let the magic begin.”
Adventure, Fantasy · 2h 32m
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
Cast
Daniel Radcliffe
Harry Potter
Rupert Grint
Ron Weasley
Emma Watson
Hermione Granger
Richard Harris
Albus Dumbledore
Tom Felton
Draco Malfoy
Alan Rickman
Severus Snape
Robbie Coltrane
Hagrid
Maggie Smith
Professor McGonagall
Richard Griffiths
Uncle Vernon Dursley
Ian Hart
Professor Quirrell / Voldemort (voice)
Fiona Shaw
Aunt Petunia Dursley
John Hurt
Mr Ollivander
Crew
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Screenplay
- Steve Kloves
- Novel
- J.K. Rowling
- Director of Photography
- John Seale
- Original Music Composer
- John Williams
- Editor
- Richard Francis-Bruce
- Producer
- David Heyman
Details
- Release date
- 2001-11-16
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Heyday Films, 1492 Pictures
- Budget
- $125,000,000
- Box office
- $1,029,374,615