An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 20 wins & 74 nominations total
Verne Troyer
- Griphook
- (as Vern Troyer)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlan Rickman was handpicked to play Snape by J.K. Rowling, and received special instructions from her about the character. Rowling even provided him with vital details of Snape's backstory, not revealed until the final novel.
- Goofs(at around 1h 11 mins) When Harry is upside down with the troll holding him by his legs, his hair is pointing to the floor and his scar is no where to be seen on his forehead.
- Quotes
Dumbledore: It does not do to dwell on dreams, Harry, and forget to live.
- Crazy creditsRichard Bremmer (the face and voice of Lord Voldemort) is credited as "He Who Must Not Be Named", Lord Voldemort's title.
- Alternate versionsThere is an extended cut of the film running about 159 minutes vs the theatrical version runs 152 minutes. It was first shown on TV networks (ABC in the US, several international broadcasts had the same extended showing) in 2004. The 2009 Ultimate Edition DVD/Blu-ray release includes this cut as well. The deleted scenes added back into the movie are:
- Dudley's Uniform: Aunt Petunia dyes Dudley's old uniform gray so Harry could use it as his school uniform (before Harry receives the letter from Hogwarts.)
- Cracking Eggs: Aunt Petunia opens egg cartons and cracks them, discovering rolled up letters from Hogwarts addressed to Harry.
- On the train: Hagrid and Harry take the train to London, and Hagrid reveals his love for dragons.
- Snape's Class: An extended version of Snape's potions class.
- Finding Flamel: Harry, Ron, and Hermione discover Nicholas Flamel's name in a wizard card while looking for a counter curse for Neville's leg locker curse.
- Harry's Meditation: Harry and Ron discuss the Mirror of Erised.
- ConnectionsEdited into 5 Second Movies: Harry Potter (2008)
Featured review
As good an adaption as could ever be expected
To be faced with the challenge of adapting Harry Potter for the Silver screen must have been any director's nightmare- the chance of directing possibly the biggest film of this decade, but also the hardest audience-the millions of fans of the book who know every line and will pick up on every mistake. Being one of the above, I can only say that Christopher Columbus and all of the team working on HP did marvelously. The cast was brilliant (particularly notable are Alan Rickman as Snape, Maggie Smith as McGonagall, and the eerily creepy David Bradley as Argus Filch), the directing wonderful, and the scenery perfect. The only qualm is that it does not track perfectly with the book, but squeezed into 2.5 hours, this can only be expected. Well done all involved!
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- nicholas_clarke
- Nov 9, 2001
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal
- Filming locations
- Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK(broomstick flying lessons; Ron insults Hermione; Harry complaining that his scar keeps hurting)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $125,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $318,886,962
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $90,294,621
- Nov 18, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $1,024,583,854
- Runtime2 hours 32 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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