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Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban - Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alfonso Cuarón

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Don't look behind you.

Adaptation of the third book in JK Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own.

Fearing punishment from Aunt Petunia (Fiona Shaw) and Uncle Vernon (Richard Griffiths) after "inflating" Petunia's sister, Harry lunges out into the darkness with his heavy trunk and his owl Hedwig. As it turns out, Harry isn't punished at all for his errant wizardry. Instead he is mysteriously rescued from his Muggle neighbourhood and whisked off in a triple-decker, violently purple bus to spend the remaining weeks of summer in a friendly inn called the Leaky Cauldron. What Harry has to face as he begins his third year at Hogwarts explains why the officials let him off easily. It seems that Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) - an escaped convict from the prison of Azkaban - is on the loose. Not only that, but he's after Harry Potter. But why? And why do the Dementors, the guards hired to protect him, chill Harry's very heart when others are unaffected?

Persons of interest

Daniel Radcliffe .... Harry Potter
Emma Watson .... Hermione Granger
Rupert Grint .... Ronald "Ron" Weasley
Robbie Coltrane .... Rubeus Hagrid
Gary Oldman .... Sirius Black
Michael Gambon .... Albus Dumbledore
Alan Rickman .... Professor Severus Snape
Maggie Smith .... Professor Minerva McGonagall
David Thewlis .... Professor Remus Lupin
David Bradley .... Argus Filch
Julie Christie .... Madam Rosmerta
Emily Dale .... Katie Bell
Warwick Davis .... Professor Flitwick
Alfred Enoch .... Dean Thomas
Tom Felton .... Draco Malfoy
Pam Ferris .... Aunt Marge
Dawn French .... The Fat Lady
Richard Griffiths .... Uncle Vernon
Robert Hardy .... Cornelius Fudge
Joshua Herdman .... Gregory Goyle
Lee Ingleby .... Stan Shunpike
Matthew Lewis .... Neville Longbottom
Miriam Margolyes .... Professor Sprout
Harry Melling .... Dudley Dursley
Devon Murray .... Seamus Finnigan
James Phelps .... Fred Weasley
Oliver Phelps .... George Weasley
Chris Rankin .... Percy Weasley
Fiona Shaw .... Aunt Petunia
Timothy Spall .... Peter Pettigrew
Leilah Sutherland .... Alicia Spinnet
Jim Tavaré .... Tom
Danielle Taylor .... Angelina Johnson
Emma Thompson .... Professor Sybill Trelawney
JK Rowling .... Author
Steven Kloves .... Screenwriter
Alfonso Cuarón .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

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Awards and film festivals:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2005: Nominated: Best Original Score, Visual Effects
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2004: Won: Public award: Film of the year; Nominated: Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year, Best Production Design (Stuart Craig), Best Make Up/Hair (Amanda Knight, Eithne Fennel, Nick Dudman), Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
Cinematic Intelligence Agency Trenchcoat Awards 2004: Nominated: Best sequel, prequel or remake, Best effects
Visual Effects Society Awards 2005: Nominated: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture (Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, Theresa Corrao, Emma Norton), Best Single Visual Effect of the Year (Bill George, David Andrews, Sandra Scott, Dorne Huebler), Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture - Hippogriff (Michael Eames, David Lomax, Felix Balbas, Pablo Grillo), Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture - Azkaban Guards Attack (Dorne Huebler, Jay Cooper, Patrick Brennan, Anthony Shafer), Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture (Jose Granell, Nigel Stone)

See also Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the half-blood prince
Studios and distributors:

Warner Bros * Roadshow Films

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Yay! Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban is a fun, action-filled adventure that builds on the previous two films, with a solid plot and good acting. Daniel Radcliffe is coming a long nicely, but neither he nor Emma Watson nor Rupert Grint can pass for 13. Maybe the script should've been changed to accommodate puberty.