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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
PG (Contains scary scenes and mild language)
Cast
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman, Pam Ferris, Michael Gambon, David Bradley, Robbie Coltrane, Alfie Enoch, Tom Felton
Director
Alfonso Cuaron
Producer
Michael Barnathan, Callum McDougall, Tanya Seghatchian, David Heyman, Chris Columbus
Writer
Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling
Duration
02:19:00
Official Site
http://www.azkaban.com/
Release
Friday June 4 2004
Genre
Family
Distributor
Warner Brothers

Synopsis

Thirteen year-old Harry Potter has reluctantly spent yet another summer with the Dursleys, his dismal relatives, "behaving himself" and not practicing any magic. That is, until Uncle Vernon's bullying sister, Aunt Marge, comes to visit. Aunt Marge has always been particularly horrible to Harry and this time pushes him so far that he "accidentally" causes her to inflate like a monstrous balloon and drift away! Fearing punishment from his Aunt and Uncle--and repercussions from Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, which strictly forbids students from using magic in the non-magic world--Harry escapes into the night. Along the way, Harry will try to make sense of Hermione's puzzling appearances and disappearances, with the help of Ron and the giant Hagrid, who has taken on a new position at Hogwarts as the Care of Magical Creatures teacher. A confrontation between Harry and the menacing Sirius Black seems inevitable, but what exactly is Professor Lupin's relationship with Black? What is the dark secret that Professor Snape is so eager to reveal? And just why is Ron's pet rat Scabbers so frantic to escape his grasp? Harry will need all of the courage, magic and support he can muster to answer these questions and uncover the truth behind Sirius Black and his ties to the gifted young wizard's mysterious past.

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