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Cast
Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter)Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley)Richard Harris (Albus Dumbledore)Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall)Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid)Saunders Triplets (Baby 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)Verne Troyer (Griphook)John Hurt (Mr. Ollivander)Richard Bremmer (He Who Must Not Be Named)Geraldine Somerville (Lily Potter)Harry Taylor (Station Guard)
Director
Chris Columbus
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Synopsis
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.
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