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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(Movie, 2001)

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| 2h 32min | Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and produced by David Heyman, from a screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the first instalment in the Harry Potter film series. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger. Its story follows Harry's first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as he discovers that he is a famous wizard and begins his formal wizarding education. Warner Bros. Pictures bought the film rights to the book in 1999 for a reported £1 million ($1.65 million). Production began in the United Kingdom in 2000, with Columbus being chosen to helm the film from a short list of directors that included Steven Spielberg and Rob Reiner. Rowling insisted that... ()
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Awards & Nominations for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film Saturn Award for Best Costume Design Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score Saturn Award for Best Costume Design Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Production Design BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film Satellite Award for Best Editing Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award for Best Sound BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair

About Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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.

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Additional Information

Plays in: London, England
Derivative works/Adaptions: "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 44 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Esperanto (EO), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Basque (EU), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Gallegan (GL), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Indonesian (ID), Icelandic (IS), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Macedonian (MK), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/16/2001
Appearing Characters: The Fat Friar, Garrick Ollivander, Vernon Dursley, Filius Flitwick, Quirinus Quirrell, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Fat Lady, Bloody Baron, Gregory Goyle, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Lord Voldemort, Severus Snape, Rubeus Hagrid, Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Minerva McGonagall, Petunia Dursley, Seamus Finnigan, Argus Filch, Vincent Crabbe, Harry Potter, Molly Weasley, Percy Weasley, Firenze, Oliver Wood, Aurora Sinistra, Nearly Headless Nick, Griphook, Lee Jordan, Rolanda Hooch, Dudley Dursley, Helena Ravenclaw, Albus Dumbledore, James Potter, Lily Potter
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Harry Melling, Chris Rankin, David Bradley, Matthew Lewis, Devon Murray, Sean Biggerstaff, Joshua Herdman, Zoë Wanamaker, Simon Fisher-Becker, Nina Young, Adrian Rawlins, Geraldine Somerville, Jean Southern, Elizabeth Spriggs, Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright, Tamara Taylor, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Terence Bayler, Derek Deadman, Verne Troyer, Jamie Waylett, Richard Bremmer, Ian Hart, Luke Youngblood, Ray Fearon, Scott Fern, Julianne Hough, Richard Reid, Alfred Enoch, Danielle Tabor, Paul Marc Davis, David Brett, David Holmes, Leslie Phillips, Emily Dale, Will Theakston, Leilah Sutherland, Eleanor Columbus, Derek Hough, Stefan Pejic, Miles Richardson
Director: Chris Columbus
Producer: David Heyman
Director of Photography: John Seale
Composer: John Williams
Costume designer: Judianna Makovsky
Production Designer: Stuart Craig
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Harry Potter dhe Guri Filozofal"
"Harry Potter en de Steen der Wijzen"
"Khari Potŭr i Filosofskiyat kamŭk"
"哈利·波特与魔法石"
"哈利波特与魔法石"
"Harry Potter ja tarkade kivi"
"Harry Potter 1 - A l'école des Sorciers"
"Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers"
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
"O Chári Póter kai i Filosofikí Líthos"
"הרי פותר ואבן החכמים"
"ハリーポッターと賢者の石"
"해리포터와 마법사의 돌"
"Hari Poter i Kamenot na mudrosta"
"ہیری پوٹر اور فلسفی کا پتھر"
"Hari Poter i Kamen mudrosti"
"Garri Potter i filosofskiy kamen'"
"Harri Potter i filosofsʹkyy kaminʹ"
"Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone"
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
"Harry Potter I: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
Budget: 125,000,000 USD
Revenue: 976,475,550 USD (= 781%)

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