HARRY POTTER AND THE
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (UK)
aka HARRY POTTER AND THE
SORCERER'S STONE (USA)

Year: 2001
USA & UK: Warner Bros
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Hart, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, John Hurt, Rik Mayall, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Julie Walters, Fiona Shaw, Leslie Phillips, Zoe Wanamaker
Director: Chris Columbus
Countries: UK / USA
USA & UK: 152 mins
USA Rated: PG for some scary moments and mild language
UK Certificate: PG contains mild horror, violence and language
USA Release Date: 16 November 2001
UK Release Date: 16 November 2001



Synopsis

Adapted from the children's novels by J K Rowling, HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE follows the adventures of an eleven year-old boy called Harry Potter who lives with his horrible aunt and uncle after the mysterious deaths of his parents. When he reaches his eleventh birthday he is invited to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a boarding school where he can escape from his aunt and uncle and there he begins to make his first real friends and discover his powers. While there Harry uncovers an exceptionally evil wizard's plot to steal the philosopher's stone, which has the power to give eternal life to its owner.