Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Brief Synopsis
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Harry Potter has learned to live with his bullying Uncle Vernon, his callous Aunt Petunia and the constant whining of his greedy, spoiled cousin Dudley. He's even learned to live with sleeping in the cupboard under the stairs. Harry's relatives have just as reluctantly learned to live with the unwel
Cast & Crew
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Chris Columbus
Director
Richard Harris
Albus Dumbledore
Maggie Smith
Professor McGonagall
Robbie Coltrane
Hagrid
Saunders Triplets
Baby Harry Potter
Daniel Radcliffe
Harry Potter
Film Details
Also Known As
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Release Date
Nov
16,
2001
Premiere Information
London premiere: 4 Nov 2001; United States and United Kingdom openings: 16 Nov 2001
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country
Great Britain and United States
Location
England, United Kingdom; Leavesden Studios, London, England, United Kingdom; Glencoe, Scotland, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom; United Kingdom; --Alnwick Castle, England, Great Britain; Alnwick--Alnwick Castle, England, Great Britain; Durham, England, Great Britain; Gloucester--Gloucester Cathedral, England, Great Britain; London--Australian High Commission, England, Great Britain; Oxford--Oxford Divinity School, England, Great Britain
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling (London, 1997).
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 32m
Synopsis
Harry Potter has learned to live with his bullying Uncle Vernon, his callous Aunt Petunia and the constant whining of his greedy, spoiled cousin Dudley. He's even learned to live with sleeping in the cupboard under the stairs. Harry's relatives have just as reluctantly learned to live with the unwelcome presence of their orphaned relation, a constant reminder of Petunia's "wayward" sister and brother-in-law and their mysterious and untimely demise. Even the impending arrival of his 11th birthday offers no excitement for Harry--as usual, there's little chance of cards, presents or any kind of birthday treat. This year, however, is different. On his 11th birthday, Harry learns that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. Invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. At Hogwarts, he finds the home and family he has never had.
Director
Chris Columbus
Director
Cast
Richard Harris
Albus Dumbledore
Maggie Smith
Professor McGonagall
Robbie Coltrane
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
Bartender in leaky cauldron
Ian Hart
Professor Quirrell
Ben Borowiecki
Diagon alley boy
Warwick Davis
Goblin bank teller
Vern Troyer
Griphook
John Hurt
Mr. Ollivander
Richard Bremmer
He Who Must Not Be Named
Geraldine Somerville
Lily Potter
Harry Taylor
Station guard
Julie Walters
Mrs. 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
Crabbe
Josh Herdman
Goyle
Devon Murray
Seamus Finnegan
Alfred Enoch
Dean Thomas
Leslie Phillips
The sorting hat
Eleanor Columbus
Susan Bones
John Cleese
Nearly headless Nick
Terence Bayler
The bloody Barron
Simon Fisher Becker
Fat Friar
Nina Young
The grey lady
David Bradley
Mr. Filch
Alan Rickman
Professor Snape
Zoe Wanamaker
Madame Hooch
Warwick Davis
Professor Flitwick
Luke Youngblood
Lee Jordan
Sean Biggerstaff
Oliver Wood
Elizabeth Spriggs
Fat lady
Danielle Taylor
Angelica Johnson
Leilah Sutherland
Alicia Spinnet
Emily Dale
Kaite Bell
David Holmes
Adrian Pucey
Will Theakston
Marcus Flint
Scott Fern
Terrence Higgs
Adrian Rawlins
James Potter
Ray Fearon
Fierenze
Ian Hart
Voldemort
Crew
2d Department
Digital compositing, Mill Film Limited
3d Department
CGI modelling/anim, Mill Film Limited
Mimi Abers
Digital artist, Industrial Light & Magic
Andrew Ackland-snow
Art Director
Judith Adamson
Lead seq lighter, Rhythm & Hues
Alia Agha
3D matchmove artist, Industrial Light & Magic
Astrig Akseralian
Key animatronic model Designer
Henry Allen
Stunts
David Allum
Modeller, Motion control & model unit
Alfonso Alpuerto
Digital character anim, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Ana Maria Alvarado
Previsualization, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Marilyn Anderson
TA Manager, Mill Film Limited
David Andrews
Anim Supervisor, Industrial Light & Magic
Jonathan Angell
Special Effects sr tech
Stephen Aplin
Animator, Industrial Light & Magic
David Appleby
Best boys
Cynthia A. Aragon
Rotoscoping lead, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Eric Armstrong
Anim Supervisor, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Todd Arnow
Associate Producer
Todd Arnow
Unit Production Manager
Dan Ashton
Film op, Cinesite
Peter Aston
Special Effects sr tech
Nick Atkinson
Visual Effects editorial, Mill Film Limited
Daniel Auber
Art finishers
Oona Ball
Modeller, Motion control & model unit
Ravi Bansal
Conceptual artists
Michael Barnathan
Executive Producer
Celia Barnett
Specialist research
Jim Barr
Props modellers
Tom Barrett
VFX Editor
Angela Barson
Seq compositor, The Moving Picture Company
Chris Barton
Key animatronic model Designer
Martin Bayfield
Stunts
Alistair Bell
Modeller, Motion control & model unit
Pete Bell
Motion base Electrician & mech
Linda Bennett
Fabricators
Scott Benza
Animator, Industrial Light & Magic
Jim Berney
Visual Effects Supervisor, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Brian Best
Animatronic model Designer
Mark Beverton
Modeller, Motion control & model unit
Elena Biggs
Assistant modellers
Hannah Biggs
Assistant modellers
Sue Binfield
Loc Manager
Matt Blackwell
Digital artist, Industrial Light & Magic
Nigel Blake
Senior workshop tech, Motion control & model unit
Steven Blakey
FX anim, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Rob Bliss
Creature Designer
Anthony Bloom
Animal trainer
James Bluma
Assistant visual Effects Editor, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Jane Body
Hairdresser
Rod Bogart
Software research & development, Industrial Light & Magic
Pierre Bohanna
Supervisor modeller
Michael Boone
Set Design
Nigel Brackley
Special Effects sr tech
Michael Bradley
Model Electrician, Motion control & model unit
Timothy Brakensiek
Creature developer, Industrial Light & Magic
Stuart Bray
Animatronic model Designer
Patrick Brennan
Lead digital artist, Industrial Light & Magic
Terry Bridle
Senior modellers, Motion control & model unit
Robert Brock
Best boy Electrician
Adam Brockbank
Storyboard artists
Johnny Brosnan
Model unit Coordinator, Motion control & model unit
Jon Brown
Visual Effects match mover
Steven Brown
Senior plasterer, Motion control & model unit
Daniel Brunet
Animatronic Designer
Tom Bruno Jr.
Cloth & hair, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Andy Bull
3D motion control Previs, Motion control & model unit
Mark Bullimore
Special Effects modeler
Simon Burchell
Assistant visual Effects Editor
Paul Burges
Dressing propman
Simon Burgess
Assistant loc Manager
Rosemary Burrows
Assistant Costume Designer
John Butiu
Character modeler, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Aimee L. Campbell
Match moving, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Grady Campbell
Col & lighting, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Jeremy Cantor
CG character anim lead, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Brian Cantwell
3D matchmove artist, Industrial Light & Magic
Martin Cantwell
Sound Effects Editor
Tim Caplan
I/O Supervisor, Mill Film Limited
Alan Cappuccilli
Visual Effects Editor, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Derek Carlson
Lead tech Assistant, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Chris Carreras
1st Assistant Director
David Carrigan
Assistant prod Supervisor
Aaron Carwright
Stunts
Paul Catling
Creature Designer
Peter Cavaciuti
"B" Camera op
Anthony Ceccomancini
Systems research eng, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Jason Chalmers
Modeller, Motion control & model unit
Trevor Chalmers
Assistant accountant
Alan Chan
Look development lead, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Peter Chan
Storyboard artists
Simon Chase
Assistant Sound Editor
Sophia Chowdhury
Modeller, Motion control & model unit
Amy Christensen
3D matchmove artist, Industrial Light & Magic
Jamie Christopher
2d unit 1st Assistant Director
Graham Churchyard
Costume Supervisor
Cinesite (europe) Limited
Visual Effects
Simon Stanley Clamp
Compositing Supervisor, Mill Film Limited
Kyle Clark
CG character anim lead, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Steven Clark
Painter, Motion control & model unit
Mike Clarke
Special Effects sr tech
John F. Clinton Iii
Visual Effects digital prod, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Allison Coit
Visual Effects prod Assistant, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Tony Coldham
Plasterer, Motion control & model unit
Rich Cole
Visual Effects Coordinator
Abbi Collins
Stunts
Chris Columbus
Executive Producer
Clinton Colver
Col & lighting, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Edward Colyer Amps
Foley mixer
Hazel Cook
Prod Coordinator
Ivan Cook
Assistant to Mr. Heyman
Ryan Cook
Digital artist, Industrial Light & Magic
Ceri Evans Cooper
2d unit script Supervisor
Nik Cooper
Senior SFX tech, Motion control & model unit
John Coopinger
Animatronic model Designer
Felicity Cottrell
Foley artist
Mark Coulier
Key prosthetic makeup artist
Colin Coull
Col timer, Mill Film Limited
Meher Courjian
Cloth & hair, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Bryn Court
Sculptors
Jamie Courtier
Project Supervisor
Joyce Cox
Visual Effects prod, Rhythm & Hues
Stuart Craig
Prod Designer
Doug Creel
FX anim, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Tracey Curtis
Props modellers
Beth D'amato
Digital paint & roto lead, Industrial Light & Magic
Johanna D'amato
CG prod tech, Industrial Light & Magic
Matthew D'angibau
Motion control Kuper op, Motion control & model unit
Adam Daniel
Re-rec mixer
Graham Daniel
Re-rec mixer
Vanessa Davies
Unit publicist
Bryan Davis
CG prod tech, Industrial Light & Magic
Nick Davis
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark E. A. De Sousa
Cloth & hair, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Steven Deahl
Modeller, Motion control & model unit
Lisa Deaner
High speed compositing lead, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Ted Deason
1st Assistant Camera
Rob Delicata
Motion control unit prod, Motion control & model unit
Lou Dellarosa
Animator, Industrial Light & Magic
Debbie Denise
Visual Effects Executive prod, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Sophie Dennett
Fabrication Assistant
Isobel Denton
Wardrobe Assistant
Karl Derrick
Animatronic model Designer
Elizabeth Devereux
Assistant to Mr. Columbus
Keith Devlin
Compositor, Cinesite
Michael Di Como
Lead digital artist, Industrial Light & Magic
Gavin Digby
Compositor, Cinesite
Stuart Digby
Special Effects sr tech
Joe Dipple
Charge hand dressing propman
Jo Dixon
2d 2d Assistant film Editor
Jenny Dodwell
Modeller, Motion control & model unit
Peter Dorme
Set Design
Christina Drahos
Digital artist, Industrial Light & Magic
Ian Dray
Addl 3d Assistant Director
Gill Ducker
Prod buyer
Nick Dudman
Creature & makeup Effects
Robert Duncan
Digital visual Effects Supervisor, The Computer Film Company
David Dunsterville
Motion base Electrician & mech
Michael Durkan
Special Effects tech
Peter Eardley
Assistant accountant
Russell Earl
Digital artist, Industrial Light & Magic
Dave Early
Lead digital matte artist, Mill Film Limited
Selwyn Eddy Iii
3D matchmove Supervisor, Industrial Light & Magic
Kevin Edland
Gaffer
Curtis "nz" Edwards
Cloth & hair, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Paul Edwards
Visual Effects prod, Mill Film Limited
Terry Edwards
Chorus Supervisor
Toby Eedy
2d unit 2d Assistant Camera
Julia Egerton
Compositing artist, The Computer Film Company
Sander Ellers
Modeller, Motion control & model unit
David Ellis
2nd Unit Director
Mike Ellis
Film rec eng, Industrial Light & Magic
Michael Elson
Head of prod, The Moving Picture Company
Engineering Department
Tech support, Mill Film Limited
Raul Essig
Digital artist, Industrial Light & Magic
Malcolm Evan
Animatronic model Designer
Ricardo Evangelista
Modeller, Motion control & model unit
Fred Evans
Model sculptor, Motion control & model unit
Trevor Eve
Painter, Motion control & model unit
Jonathan Fawkner
Compositing artist, The Computer Film Company
Eithne Fennell
Hair Designer
Susie Figgis
Casting
Daev Finn
Lead seq lighter, Rhythm & Hues
Gavin Finney
2d unit Director of Photographer
Simon Finney
2d unit Camera op
Chris Fitzgerald
Creature sculptors
Steven Fitzwater
Assistant construction Manager
James Flux
Col & lighting, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Micky Flynn
Model Electrician, Motion control & model unit
Richard Fordham
Assistant Sound Editor
Doug Forrest
High speed compositing artist, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Crys Forsyth-smith
Visual Effects prod, Sony Pictures Imageworks
John Foster
1st Assistant Camera
John Fox
Dressing propman
Peter Francis
Art Director
Richard Francis-bruce
Editing
David E. Franks
Digital asset Coordinator
Mari Fraser
Skin tech Supervisor
Jeannette Freeman
Hair
Derek Friesenborg
Digital character anim, Sony Pictures Imageworks
Film Details
Also Known As
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Release Date
Nov
16,
2001
Premiere Information
London premiere: 4 Nov 2001; United States and United Kingdom openings: 16 Nov 2001
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country
Great Britain and United States
Location
England, United Kingdom; Leavesden Studios, London, England, United Kingdom; Glencoe, Scotland, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom; United Kingdom; --Alnwick Castle, England, Great Britain; Alnwick--Alnwick Castle, England, Great Britain; Durham, England, Great Britain; Gloucester--Gloucester Cathedral, England, Great Britain; London--Australian High Commission, England, Great Britain; Oxford--Oxford Divinity School, England, Great Britain
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling (London, 1997).
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 32m
Award Nominations
Set Decoration
2001
Best Costume Design
2001
Best Score
2001
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 2001 Award for Best Production Design in a Feature Film - Period/Fantasy from the Society of Motion Picture & Television Art Directors/ Art Directors Guild (ADG).
Nominated for the 2001 Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature - Drama, from the American Cinema Editors (ACE).
Nominated for the 2001 Golden Laurel Award for Best Motion Picture from the Producers Guild of America (PGA).
Nominated for the award for Digital Artist of the Year (Robert Legato, Nick Davis and Roger Guyett) at the 2001 American Film Institute (AFI) Awards.
Winner of the 2001 award for Best Family Film (live action) from the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
Winner of the 2001 award for Excellence in Period/Fantasy Costume Design for Film by the Costume Designers Guild (CDG).
Winner of the 2001 Golden Satellite Award for Outstanding New Talent (Rupert Grint) from the International Press Academy.
Released in United States Fall November 16, 2001
Released in United States on Video May 28, 2002
Warner Brothers has optioned the rights to the first four books in J K Rowling's "Harry Potter" series which include; "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
Began shooting late September 2000.
Completed shooting March 23, 2001.
Released in United States Fall November 16, 2001
Released in United States on Video May 28, 2002
Winner of the 2002 Artios Award for Feature Film - Comedy by the Casting Society of America (CSA).
