Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [Blu-ray] [2 Discs]

Director: Alfonso Cuaron

Overview

Opting for a producer-only role this time, director Chris Columbus passes the Harry Potter baton off to Alfonso Cuar?n (Y Tu Mam? Tambi?n) for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third film in the series. Daniel Radcliffe returns as the bespectacled young wizard who is now in his third year at Hogwarts. After and incident that sees his anger get the best of him, Harry runs away from the school. Unfortunately, the magical wunderkind soon learns that Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) has escaped from Azkaban prison and is after him. Along with Oldman, the additions to the cast the third time around include David Thewlis and Michael Gambon, who assumes the role of Professor Albus Dumbledore, previously played by the late Richard Harris.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/04/2016
UPC:	0883929567515
Original Release:	0000
Language:	English

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Daniel Radcliffe	Harry Potter
Emma Watson	Hermione Granger
Rupert Grint	Ron Weasley
David Thewlis	Prof. Remus Lupin
Gary Oldman	Sirius Black
Alan Rickman	Severus Snape
Maggie Smith	Minerva McGonagall,Lavender Brown
Michael Gambon	Albus Dumbledore
Pam Ferris	Aunt Marge Dursley
Tom Felton	Draco Malfoy
Emma Thompson	Professor Sybil Trelawney
Julie Walters	Mrs. Molly Weasley
David Bradley	Argus Filch
Robbie Coltrane	Rubeus Hagrid
Timothy Spall	Peter Pettigrew
Julie Christie	Madame Rosmerta
Paul Whitehouse	Sir Cadogan
Richard Griffiths	Uncle Vernon Dursley
Robert Hardy	Cornelius Fudge
Fiona Shaw	Petunia Dursley
Mark Williams	Mr. Arthur Weasley,Composer
Harry Melling	Dudley Dursley
Adrian Rawlins	James Potter
Geraldine Somerville	Lily Potter
Lee Ingleby	Stan Shunpike
Lenny Henry	Shrunken Head
Jimmy Gardner	Ernie the Bus Driver
Jim Tavare	Tom the Innkeeper
Abby Ford	Young Witch Maid
Oliver Phelps	George Weasley,Fred Weasley
Chris Rankin	Percy Weasley
Bonnie Wright	Ginny Weasley
Devon Murray	Seamus Finnegan
Warwick Davis	Filius Flitwick,Old Man in Portrait
Matthew Lewis	Neville Longbottom
Sitara Shah	Parvati Patel
Josh Herdman	Gregory Goyle
Genevieve Gaunt	Pansy Parkinson
Alfred Enoch	Dean Thomas,Dean Thomas
Dawn French	Fat Lady in Painting
Annalisa Bugliani	Mother in Portrait
Tess Bu Cuaron	Baby in Portrait
Ekow Quartey	Boy No. 1
Kandice Morris	Girl No. 1
Rick Sahota	Boy No. 2
Jamie Waylett	Vincent Crabbe
Bronson Webb	Slytherin Boy
Sharon Sandhu	Girl No. 2
Danielle Tabor	Angelina Johnson
Peter Best	The Executioner
John Cleese	Nearly Headless Nick
Kathrin Nicholson	Pansy Parkinson
Violet Columbus	Girl With Flowers
Miriam Margolyes	Actor

Technical Credits

Steve Kloves

J.K. Rowling

Steve Kloves	Screenwriter
David Heyman	Producer
Mark Radcliffe	Producer,Producer
Chris Columbus	Producer
Callum McDougall	Executive Producer,Producer
Tanya Seghatchian	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Barnathan	Executive Producer,Producer
Roger Guyett	Special Effects
Tim Burke	Special Effects
Stephen Hamilton	Special Effects
John Richardson	Special Effects,Special Effects
Jina Jay	Casting
Greg Powell	Stunts,Stunts
Nick Dudman	Makeup Special Effects
Lorne Orleans	Producer
Martin Bayfield	Stunts
J.K. Rowling	Screenwriter
Chris Carreras	Producer
Rob Dunbar	Special Effects
John Kilshaw	Special Effects
Mattias Lindahl	Special Effects
Chris Giles	Special Effects
Luke Murphy	Special Effects
Ceri Nicholls	Special Effects
Gordon Seed	Stunts
Joann Thompson	Stunts
Emma Mac	Stunts
Andy Smart	Stunts
David Lewis	Stunts
Abigail Letchford	Stunts
Darren Holland	Key Grip
Colin Hazell	Key Grip
Marc Mailley	Stunts
Tolga Kenan	Stunts
Claire Skelton	Stunts
Kenny Atherfold	Key Grip
Paul Herbert	Stunts
Kelly Dent	Stunts
Bradley Farmer	Stunts
David Holmes	Stunts
Rickie Hubbucks	Stunts
Felicity Walker	Stunts
Joanna Whitney	Stunts
Luke Quigley	Key Grip
Dave Rist	Key Grip
Mark Lisbon	Stunts
Anthony Knight	Stunts
Timothy Blackham	Sound Mixer
Richard Beggs	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

As noted at the time of its theatrical release, the third Harry Potter film is somewhat darker in tone than its predecessors, but the change in mood was certainly beneficial -- Azkaban is clearly the best of the series to date. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) begins his third year at Hogwarts under an ominous cloud: A killer wizard named Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) has escaped from prison, and there's every indication that he's heading for the well-hidden sorcery school to do young Potter in. The bulk of the film finds Harry, accompanied by loyal friends Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint), trying to unravel the tangled strands of a mystery, with occasional help from their favorite new teacher, Professor Lupin (David Thewlis). The relatively benign witchcraft on display in the first two Potter films takes a backseat to more malignant occultism in Azkaban; the constant threat of impending death, along with some genuinely frightening scenes involving lycanthropy, makes this installment somewhat problematic for very young viewers. Seeing it from the security of home will lessen the impact on kids, but parents might want to prepare their most impressionable children for a slightly more scary time than they would normally have at Hogwarts. Director Alfonso Cuaron skillfully employs atmospheric visual effects and gives the film a more genuinely gothic look than the earlier Potter entries. Recurring cast members Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, and Robbie Coltrane are seen to good advantage; and Michael Gambon, taking over as Dumbledore for the late Richard Harris, figures prominently in a time-shift subplot that's extremely well worked out. Oldman is suitably menacing as the accused killer, and Thewlis brings genuine warmth to his sympathetic but complex character. Prisoner of Azkaban abounds in the delightful fantasy trappings that engage a youthful sense of wonder, but the darker undercurrents of its complicated plot make it unusually engrossing for older viewers as well.