Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (film)

"Journey Beyond Your Imagination"

--Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Tagline

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a film based on the 1997 novel by J.K. Rowling. This is the first film adaptation of the Harry Potter series. It was released on November 4, 2001 in Odeon Leicester Square, London, England and was released on November 14, 2001 in the United States of America.

Like the novel, the film is named Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the United Kingdom. It was renamed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States of America because American publishers were concerned that American readers would not be familiar with the term "philosopher". The publishers renamed it "sorcerer's" because they wanted to make the book sound magical and interesting for kids.

Gryffindor

 * Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
 * Rupert Grint as Ronald Weasley
 * Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
 * Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom
 * Devon Murray as Seamus Finnigan
 * Alfred Enoch as Dean Thomas
 * Chris Rankin as Percy Weasley
 * James Phelps as Fred Weasley
 * Oliver Phelps as George Weasley
 * Luke Youngblood as Lee Jordan
 * Sean Biggerstaff as Oliver Wood
 * Danielle Tabor as Angelina Johnson
 * Leilah Sutherland as Alicia Spinnet
 * Emily Dale as Katie Bell

Slytherin

 * Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy
 * Jamie Waylett as Vincent Crabbe
 * Josh Herdman as Gregory Goyle
 * David Holmes as Adrian Pucey
 * Will Theakston as Marcus Flint
 * Scott Fearn as Terence Higgs

Hufflepuff

 * Elanor Columbus as Susan Bones

Hogwarts Staff

 * Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore
 * Maggie Smith as Minevra McGongall
 * Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid
 * Ian Hart as Quirinus Quirrell
 * Alan Rickman as Severus Snape
 * Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick
 * Zoë Wandmaker as Rolanda Hooch
 * David Bradley as Argus Filch

Muggles

 * Harry Melling as Dudley Dursley
 * Richard Griffiths as Vernon Dursley
 * Fiona Shaw as Petunia Dursley
 * Harry Taylor as King's Cross Station Guard

Magical Creatures (Beast, Being, and Spirit)

 * Verne Troyer as Griphook
 * John Cleese as Nicholas de Minsy-Porpington
 * Terence Bayler as Bloody Baron
 * Simon Fisher-Becker as Fat Friar
 * Nina Young as Helena Ravenclaw
 * Ray Fearon as Firenze

Miscellaneous Characters

 * Saunders Triplets as Baby Harry Potter
 * Richard Bremmer as Tom Riddle
 * Geraldine Somerville as Lily Potter
 * Adrian Rawlins as James Potter
 * Julie Waters as Molly Weasley
 * Bonnie Wright as Ginevra Weasley
 * John Hurt as Garrick Ollivander
 * Leslie Phillips as Sorting Hat (voice)
 * Warwick Davis as Goblin Bank Teller
 * Jean Southern as Honeydukes Express Trolley Lady
 * Derek Deadman as Tom
 * Ben Borowiecki as Angus