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Based on Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone / by J.K. Rowling.

Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2001.

Special features: additional scenes; capturing the Stone : a conversation with the filmmakers; visit Diagon Alley and enjoy self-guided tours of Hogwarts and Hagrid's hut; enter the library to find a book full of surprises; attend classes where you'll mix a potion and cast a spell; learn more about Quidditch and catch a snitch; seek the mirror of Erised and see your heart's desire; gallery of art and architecture; introduction [to disc 4] by Daniel Radcliffe; Creating the world of Harry Potter. Part 1 : The magic begins; A glimpse into the world of Harry Potter (TV program); gallery of trailers and TV spots.

Director of photography, John Seale; editor, Richard Francis-Bruce; music, John Williams.

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Richard Harris, Ian Hart, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters.

Harry Potter is your average, bespectacled 11 year-old boy. He has lived with the Dursley family ever since his parents died in a car crash. For some reason the family has always mistreated him. On his 11th birthday, a giant named Rubeus Hagrid hands him a letter telling him that he has been accepted as a student at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry learns that his parents were wizards, a truth that was hidden from him. They were killed by the evil wizard Voldemort. Harry embarks for his new life as a student, gathering two good friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger along the way. They soon learn that something very valuable is hidden somewhere inside the school and Voldemort is very anxious to lay his hands on it.

MPAA rating: PG: some scary moments and mild language.

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Surround 5.1 EX; Dolby Surround 5.1.

In English or dubbed Spanish; optional English or Spanish subtitles.

Open-captioned for the hearing impaired.