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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States, India and Philippines) is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and produced by David Heyman from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. It is based on the 1997 novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling.
Related: Remembering the Harry Potter Actors We've Lost Through the Years The U.K. film dubs the all-important magical object "the philosopher's stone." But the U.S. version calls it "the sorcerer ...
Harry Potter is a film series based on the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling.The series was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).
In August 1999, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone topped the New York Times list of best-selling fiction [39] and stayed near the top of the list for much of 1999 and 2000, until the New York Times split its list into children's and adult sections under pressure from other publishers who were eager to see their books given higher placings.
The hardest part for Gary Oldman in his "Harry Potter" role was lying down on the job. The Oscar winner, who played wizard Sirius Black in the "Harry Potter" franchise, spoke with host Josh ...
Rupert Grint, who portrayed Ron Weasley, took to Instagram Sept. 28 to share a shot of Ron and Professor McGonagall dancing in a scene from one of the "Harry Potter" films. "Heartbroken to hear ...
The track is named for Harry Potter's pet owl, Hedwig. Since being featured in The Philosopher's Stone soundtrack, the piece's main theme was further developed by Williams for The Chamber of Secrets and The Prisoner of Azkaban, and by Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, and Alexandre Desplat for the remaining five Harry Potter films.
Neville first appears in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He befriends Harry, Ron and Hermione on the Hogwarts Express, and joins them as a member of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts. After Neville confronts his friends about their willingness to break school rules, the headmaster Albus Dumbledore awards him ten house points for his ...