Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Coming Out at 13 November 2002 in theaters.
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the second novel in the Harry Potter series. At third paragraph follows Harry’s second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls of the school’s corridors warn that the “Chamber of Secrets” has been opened and that the “heir of Slytherin” would kill all pupils who do not come from all-magical families. These threats are found after attacks that leave residents of the school petrified. Throughout the year, Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione investigate the attacks.
The book was published in the United Kingdom on 2 July 1998 by Bloomsbury and later in the United States on 2 June 1999 by Scholastic Inc. Although Rowling says she found it difficult to finish the book, it won high praise and awards from critics, young readers, and the book industry, although some critics thought the story was perhaps too frightening for younger children. Much like with other novels in the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets triggered religious debates; some religious authorities have condemned its use of magical themes, whereas others have praised its emphasis on self-sacrifice and the way one’s character is the result of one’s choices.
On Harry Potter’s twelfth birthday, the Dursley family—Harry’s uncle Vernon, aunt Petunia, and cousin Dudley—hold a dinner party for a potential client of Vernon’s drill-manufacturing company. Harry is not invited but is content to spend the evening quietly in his bedroom, although he is confused why his school friends have not sent cards or presents. However, while in his room, a house-elf named Dobby shows up at his house and warns him not to return to Hogwarts and admits to intercepting Harry’s post from his friends. Having failed to persuade Harry to voluntarily give up his place at Hogwarts, Dobby then attempts to get him expelled by using magic to smash Aunt Petunia’s dessert on the kitchen floor and framing Harry, who is not allowed to use magic outside school. Uncle Vernon’s business deal falls through, but Harry is given a second chance from the Ministry of Magic and allowed to return at the start of the school year.
Director: Chris Columbus
Writers: J.K. Rowling (novel), Steve Kloves
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw, Harry Melling, Toby Jones
Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe | … | Harry Potter |
Rupert Grint | … | Ron Weasley |
Emma Watson | … | Hermione Granger |
Richard Griffiths | … | Uncle Vernon |
Fiona Shaw | … | Aunt Petunia |
Harry Melling | … | Dudley Dursley |
Toby Jones | … | Dobby (voice) |
Jim Norton | … | Mr Mason |
Veronica Clifford | … | Mrs Mason |
James Phelps | … | Fred Weasley |
Oliver Phelps | … | George Weasley |
Julie Walters | … | Mrs. Weasley |
Bonnie Wright | … | Ginny Weasley |
Mark Williams | … | Mr. Weasley |
Chris Rankin | … | Percy Weasley |
Tom Felton | … | Draco Malfoy |
Jason Isaacs | … | Lucius Malfoy |
Edward Tudor-Pole | … | Mr Borgin |
Jenny Tarren | … | Aged Witch |
Robbie Coltrane | … | Hagrid The Giant |
Tom Knight | … | Mr Granger |
Heather Bleasdale | … | Mrs Granger |
Isabella Columbus | … | Girl in Bookstore |
Kenneth Branagh | … | Gilderoy Lockhart |
Peter O’Farrell | … | Short Man – Daily Prophet |
Ben Borowiecki | … | Angus (Diagon Alley Boy) |
Harry Taylor | … | Station Guard |
Matthew Lewis | … | Neville Longbottom |
Devon Murray | … | Seamus Finnigan |
David Bradley | … | Argus Filch |
Alan Rickman | … | Professor Snape |
Richard Harris | … | Albus Dumbledore |
Maggie Smith | … | Professor McGonagall |
Jamie Waylett | … | Crabbe |
Josh Herdman | … | Goyle |
Miriam Margolyes | … | Professor Sprout |
Gemma Padley | … | Penelope Clearwater |
John Cleese | … | Nearly Headless Nick |
Hugh Mitchell | … | Colin Creevey |
Alfred Enoch | … | Dean Thomas |
Eleanor Columbus | … | Susan Bones |
Sean Biggerstaff | … | Oliver Wood |
Rochelle Douglas | … | Alicia Spinnet |
Emily Dale | … | Katie Bell |
Danielle Tabor | … | Angelina Johnson |
Jamie Yeates | … | Marcus Flint |
Warwick Davis | … | Professor Flitwick |
Violet Columbus | … | Girl with Flowers |
Peter Taylor | … | Man – Moving Picture |
Luke Youngblood | … | Lee Jordan |
Scot Fearn | … | Adrian Pucey |
David Holmes | … | Slytherin Beater No1 |
David Massam | … | Slytherin Beater No2 |
Tony Christian | … | Slytherin Beater No3 |
David Churchyard | … | Slytherin Keeper |
Gemma Jones | … | Madam Pomfrey |
Shirley Henderson | … | Moaning Myrtle |
Edward Randell | … | Justin Finch-Fletchley |
Sally Mortemore | … | Madam Irma Pince |
Louis Doyle | … | Ernie MacMillan |
Charlotte Skeoch | … | Hannah Hufflepuff |
Brendan Columbus | … | Boy in Study Hall 1 |
Robert Ayres | … | Boy in Study Hall 2 |
Alfred Burke | … | Professor Dippet |
Leslie Phillips | … | The Sorting Hat (voice) |
Helen Stuart | … | Millicent Bulstrode |
Daisy Bates | … | Brunette Lady – Moving Picture |
David Tysall | … | Count – Moving Picture |
Christian Coulson | … | Tom Riddle |
Martin Bayfield | … | Young Hagrid |
Robert Hardy | … | Cornelius Fudge |
Julian Glover | … | Aragog (voice) |
Les Bubb | … | Reader |
Paul Bateman | … | Slytherin Professor |
Macéo Bhardwaj | … | Slytherin Student |
Sean Cronin | … | Wizard |
Amy Domenica | … | Hogwarts Pupil |
Salo Gardner | … | Knockturn Alley Wizard |
Katie Healy | … | Hogwarts Pupil |
Eddie Howards | … | Griffindor Student |
Pamela Kempthorne | … | Knocturn Alley Witch |
Oliver Lavery-Farag | … | Hogwarts Pupil |
Lily Lovett | … | Hogwarts Pupil |
Nathan Lubbock-Smith | … | Prefect |
Ian Maden | … | Commuter |
Terence McAuley | … | Borgin / Wizard |
Emma Murphy | … | Hogwarts Pupil |
Christopher O’Shea | … | Extra |
Petia Pavlova | … | Witch |
Adrian Rawlins | … | James Potter |
Sarah Rorbach | … | Hogwarts Pupil |
Geraldine Somerville | … | Lily Potter |
Saunders Triplets | … | Baby Harry |
Jenny-Jayne Webb | … | Choir |
Nina Young | … | The Grey Lady |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia