Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) - film review
Chris Columbus
Adventure / Family / Fantasy

Summary
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a British adventure film first released in 2001,
directed by Chris Columbus.
The film stars Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Saunders Triplets and Daniel Radcliffe.
It has also been released under the title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Chris Columbus
- Script: J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves
- Photo: John Seale
- Music: John Williams
- Cast: Richard Harris (Professor Albus Dumbledore), Maggie Smith (Professor Minerva McGonagall), Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid), Saunders Triplets (Baby Harry Potter), Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Fiona Shaw (Aunt Petunia Dursley), Harry Melling (Dudley Dursley), Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon Dursley), Derek Deadman (Tom – Bartender in Leaky Cauldron), Ian Hart (Professor Quirinus Quirrell), Ben Borowiecki (Diagon Alley Boy), Warwick Davis (Goblin Bank Teller), Verne Troyer (Griphook the Goblin), John Hurt (Mr. Ollivander), Richard Bremmer (He Who Must Not Be Named), Geraldine Somerville (Mrs. Lily Potter), Harry Taylor (Station Guard), Julie Walters (Molly Weasley), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley), James Phelps (Fred Weasley), Oliver Phelps (George Weasley), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Jean Southern (Dimpled Woman on Train), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Jamie Waylett (Vincent Crabbe), Josh Herdman (Gregory Goyle), Devon Murray (Seamus Finnigan), Alfie Enoch (Dean Thomas), Leslie Phillips (The Sorting Hat), Eleanor Columbus (Susan Bones), John Cleese (Nearly Headless Nick), Terence Bayler (The Bloody Baron), Simon Fisher-Becker (Fat Friar), Nina Young (The Grey Lady), David Bradley (Argus Filch), Alan Rickman (Professor Severus Snape), Zoë Wanamaker (Madame Hooch), Luke Youngblood (Lee Jordan), Sean Biggerstaff (Oliver Wood), Elizabeth Spriggs (Fat Lady), Danielle Tabor (Angelina Johnson), Leilah Sutherland (Alicia Spinnet), Emily Dale (Katie Bell), David Holmes (Adrian Pucey), Will Theakston (Marcus Flint), Scot Fearn (Terrence Higgs), Adrian Rawlins (James Potter), Ray Fearon (Firenze), Paul Marc Davis (Ghost of the Cavalier), Julianne Hough (Hogwarts Schoolgirl)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 152 min
- Aka: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
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