Rating: PG
Genre:
Fantasy
Theatrical Release: 11/16/2001(USA)
Release Date: 12/11/2007
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
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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