Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Release Date: 3rd June 2004 - Australia (limited)
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
1492 Pictures
Heyday Films
P of A Productions
Distribution
Roadshow FilmsGenre: Fantasy/Family
Rating: PG
Runtime: 142 minutes
Budget: $130,000,000
Box Office Gross: $808,485,409 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary
Now in their teens, Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts in their third year and must come to terms with the news that an escaped convict, Sirius Black, is now on the loose from the prison of Azkaban and is out to kill the one person which is Harry himself. And to make matters worse, the soul-sucking creatures called Dementors have been sent to guard the school in an attempt to capture Black and can inexplicably happen to have the most horrible effect on him.
Could this murderer really hold the connection to Harry's past, and will Harry and his friends overcome these perils and discover the truth about Sirius and what happened 12 years ago?
Cast
Director - Alfonso Cuarón
Cast
Daniel Radcliffe - Harry Potter
Emma Watson - Hermione
Granger
Granger
Rupert Grint - Ron Weasley
Michael Gambon - Albus
Dumbledore
Dumbledore
Maggie Smith - Minerva
McGonnagall
McGonnagall
Alan Rickman - Severus Snape
David Thewlis - Professor Lupin
Tom Felton - Draco Malfoy
CrewDavid Thewlis - Professor Lupin
Tom Felton - Draco Malfoy
Richard Griffiths - Vernon Dursley
Fiona Shaw - Petunia Dursley
Harry Melling - Dudley Dursley
Pam Ferris - Aunt Marge
Warwick Davis - Wizard
Sybil Trelawney
Pam Ferris - Aunt Marge
Warwick Davis - Wizard
David Bradley - Argus Filch
Emma Thompson - ProfessorSybil Trelawney
Devon Murray - Seamus
Finnigan
Finnigan
Jamie Waylett - Vincent Crabbe
Joshua Herdman - Gregory
Goyle
Mark Williams - Arthur Weasley
Julie Walters - Molly Weasley
Bonnie Wright - Ginny Weasley
Chris Rankin - Percy Weasley
Lenny Henry - Shrunken Head
Jimmy Gardner - Ernie the Bus Driver
Lee Ingleby - Stan Shunpike
Jim Tavare - Tom the Innkeeper
Lenny Henry - Shrunken Head
Jimmy Gardner - Ernie the Bus Driver
Lee Ingleby - Stan Shunpike
Jim Tavare - Tom the Innkeeper
Robert Hardy - Cornelius Fudge
Timothy Spall - Peter
Pettigrew
Julie Christie - Madame Rosmerta
Sitara Shah - Parvati Patel
Genevieve Guant - Pansy
Parkinson
Jennifer Smith - Lavender Brown
Dawn French - Fat Lady in
Painting
Alfred Enoch - Dean Thomas
Danielle Tabor - Angelina Johnson
Peter Best - The Executioner
Adrian Rawlins - James Potter
Geraldine Somerville - Lily Potter
Director - Alfonso Cuarón
Based on the Book "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" - J. K. Rowling
Screenplay - Steve Kloves
Associate Producer/First Assistant Director - Chris Carreras
Executive Producers - Michael Barnathan, Callum McDougall and Tanya Seghatchian
Producers - Chris Columbus, David Heyman, Mark Radcliffe and Lorne Orleans (IMAX Version)Executive Producers - Michael Barnathan, Callum McDougall and Tanya Seghatchian
Casting Director - Jina Jay
Second Assistant Directors - Fiona Richards
Animal Supervisor - Gary Gero
Head Animal Trainers - Julie Tottman and
Dave Sousa
Animal Trainers - Susan Humphrey,
Antony Bloom and James P. Warren
Production Designer - Stuart Craig
Conceptual Artists - Adam Brockbank,
Dave McKean, Dermot Power, Rob Bliss,
Andrej & Olga Dugin, Andrew Williamson
and Wayne D. Barlowe
Supervising Art Director - Neil Lamont
Senior Art Director - Andrew Ackland-Snow
Art Directors - Alan Gilmore,
Steven Lawrence, Gary Tomkins and
Alexandra Walker
Assistant Art Directors - Mark Bartholomew,
Alastair Bullock, Peter Dorme, Frederic Evard,
Dominic Masters, Martin Foley and Stephen Swain
Head Scenic Artists - Steven Sallybanks
and Marcus Williams
Construction Manager - Paul J. Hayes
Construction Coordinators - Amanda Pettett
and Nicola Short
Supervising Modellers - Pierre Bohanna
and Mark Woollard
Set Decorator - Stephenie McMillan
Set Decorator - Stephenie McMillan
Assistant Set Decorator - Lee Sandales
Property Master - Barry Wilkinson
Assistant Property Masters - Ethan J. Platt and
Jamie Wilkinson
Costume Designer - Jany Temime
Costume Designer - Jany Temime
Assistant Costume Designers -
Françoise Fourcade, Vivienne Jones and
Guy Speranza
Costume Supervisor - David Crossman
Creature & Makeup Effects Designer -
Nick Dudman
Makeup Designer - Amanda Knight
Chief Hairdresser & Designer - Eithnee Fennel
Director of Photography - Michael Seresin
Director of Photography - Michael Seresin
Additional Photographers - David Morgan
and Mike Brewster
Director of Photography: Second Unit -
Peter Hannan
Unit Production Manager - Tim Lewis
First Assistant Director: Second Unit -
Jamie Christopher
and Michael Stevenson
Second Assistant Director: Second Unit -
Simon Emanuel
Third Assistant Directors - William Dodds,
Tom Brewster, Philippa Hunt and
Al Morris
Third Assistant Director: Second Unit -
Lyndsay Bullock
Location Managers - Nick Daubeny,
Robin Higgs, Jonathan Hook, Janet Riddoch
and Mark Somner
Second Unit Director - Peter MacDonald
Stunt Coordinator - Greg Powell
Aerial Coordinator/Pilot - Marc Wolff
Diving Coordinator - Dave Shaw
Special Effects Supervisors - John Richardson
Special Effects Supervisors - John Richardson
and Steve Hamilton
Special Effects Coordinator - Stephanie Leavitt
Special Effects Floor Supervisors - Ian Lowe
and Dominic Tuohy
Supervising Animatronic Model Designers -
Chris Barton and Gary Pollard
Key Animatronic Model Designers -
Val Jones-Mendoza, Mark Coulier,
Paul Spateri, Tracy Kneale and Guy Stevens
Visual Effects Supervisors - Tim Burke
Visual Effects Supervisors - Tim Burke
and Roger Guyett
Visual Effects Supervisor: Framestore CFC -
Karl Mooney
Visual Effects Supervisors: Double Negative -
Charlie Noble, Mark Michaels and
Richard Clarke
Visual Effects Supervisor: ILM - Bill George
Visual Effects Supervisor: Cinesite -
Visual Effects Supervisor: Cinesite -
Simon Stanley-Clamp
Additional Visual Effects Supervisor - Mark Casey
Visual Effects Producers - Theresa Corrao
and Emma Norton
Visual Effects Producer: ILM - Sandra Scott
Animation Supervisors: MPC - Jason McDonald,
Rob Hemmings and Jeremy Lazare
Animation Supervisor: Framestore CFC -
Mike Eames
Visual Effects Animation Supervisor: ILM -
David Andrews
Lead Animators: ILM - Steve Rawlings and
Paul Kavanagh
CG Supervisors: ILM - Euan K. MacDonald,
Michael DiComo and Kevin Sprout
CG Supervisors: MPC - Simon Clutterbuck
and Peter Muyzers
CG Supervisor: Framestore CFC - David Lomax
CG Sequence Supervisors: ILM - Tom Fejes,
Bruce Powell and Anthony Shafer
CG Effects Supervisor: Framestore CFC -
Rob Allman
Model Unit Supervisor: Cinesite - José Granell
Motion Control Supervisor - Chris Shaw
Compositing Supervisor: ILM - Dorne Huebler
Compositing Supervisors: Framestore CFC -
Areito Echevarria and Adrian De Wet
Compositing Supervisors: MPC - Charley Henley,
Niki Wakefield and Ian Fellows
Compositing Sequence Supervisors: ILM -
Stella Bogh, Patrick Brennan, Mark Casey,
Jay Cooper and Dean Yurke
Lighting Supervisor: Framestore CFC -
Andy Kind
Editor - Steven Weisberg
Additional Editor - JC Bond
Associate Editors - William Kruzykowski and
Alex Rodríguez
Sound Designer/Co-Supervising Sound Editor -
Richard Beggs
Co-Supervising Sound Editor - David Evans
Sound Effects Editors - Andy Kennedy,
Bjorn Ole Schroeder and Sam Southwick
Production Sound Mixer - John Midgley
Re-Recording Mixers - Matthew Gough,
Mike Prestwood Smith and Michael Semanick
Foley Artists - Andi Derrick and Peter Burgis
Music - John Williams
Music Editors - Peter Myles and
Kenneth Wannberg
Music Scoring Mixer - Shawn Murphy
Awards
Awards
2005 Academy Awards
Best Original Score - John Williams (Nominated)
Best Visual Effects - Tim Burke, Roger Guyett,
Bill George and John Richardson (Nominated)
Review
While I had only reviewed the first and last two of the series, I figured it was time to review the films I missed, starting with THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN and ending with The Half-Blood Prince. That is until I go and see the new Fantastic Beasts movie in theatres. The series' third instalment began to take a darker turn and develop its magic, as in The Chamber of Secrets, when it showed maturity. Alfonso Cuarón was a newcomer to the movie franchise and a brilliant director. He took over the reins from Chris Columbus when the former wanted to spend time with his family. Cuarón sought to accomplish what was missing in the previous two films.
THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN has set a standard for all Harry Potter films in its world-building, visuals and firm grip on emotional and profound storytelling. And to this date, it remains the second-best instalment behind Deathly Hallows: Part II was magical and instantly timeless.
One thing that stood out in this movie is Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson's improved acting. It marked the introduction of Michael Gambon as Dumbledore to continue the role from the late Richard Harris. It featured some actors like Gary Oldman, Emma Thompson and David Thewlis, whose characters like Sirius, Trelawney and Remus would go on and return in the following movies. It is John Williams' last film in the series for which he provided the background music, and he did not compose more of the later instalments after AZKABAN.
It's so fortunate to see the feature again after a long wait, and still, it is for viewers who have read the books or even watched the whole film series. EXPECTO PATRONUM!
Review
While I had only reviewed the first and last two of the series, I figured it was time to review the films I missed, starting with THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN and ending with The Half-Blood Prince. That is until I go and see the new Fantastic Beasts movie in theatres. The series' third instalment began to take a darker turn and develop its magic, as in The Chamber of Secrets, when it showed maturity. Alfonso Cuarón was a newcomer to the movie franchise and a brilliant director. He took over the reins from Chris Columbus when the former wanted to spend time with his family. Cuarón sought to accomplish what was missing in the previous two films.
THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN has set a standard for all Harry Potter films in its world-building, visuals and firm grip on emotional and profound storytelling. And to this date, it remains the second-best instalment behind Deathly Hallows: Part II was magical and instantly timeless.
One thing that stood out in this movie is Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson's improved acting. It marked the introduction of Michael Gambon as Dumbledore to continue the role from the late Richard Harris. It featured some actors like Gary Oldman, Emma Thompson and David Thewlis, whose characters like Sirius, Trelawney and Remus would go on and return in the following movies. It is John Williams' last film in the series for which he provided the background music, and he did not compose more of the later instalments after AZKABAN.
It's so fortunate to see the feature again after a long wait, and still, it is for viewers who have read the books or even watched the whole film series. EXPECTO PATRONUM!